Thursday, June 9 2005 20:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Chennai: The Special Investigation Team, probing the auditor Radhakrishnan assault case, in which Kanchi Seers Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi are among the 11 accused, today (Jun 9, 2005) filed chargesheet at a court in Chennai.

The 600-page chargesheet, citing 81 witnesses and 181 documents, was filed in the court of 23rd Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Uma Maheswari by a public prosecutor.

Appu, a key accused in the Sankararaman murder case, R Raghu, brother of Vijayendra, and Kanchi Mutt manager Sundaresa Iyer are some of the other accused in the case.

The case relates to an assault on Radhakrishnan, his wife and attendant that took place in September 2002.

The charges include IPC sector 307 (attempt to murder) and 120B (conspiracy).

Twelve persons were arrested in the case out of which contractor Ravi Subramaniam turned an approver. Ravi Subramaniam has also turned an approver in the Sankararaman murder case.