Police search former DMK minister Anbil Mahesh’s home in private school fraud case

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, a team from the Central Crime Branch in Chennai embarked on searches at the home of former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in Tiruchi, India. The investigation pertains to a multi-crore fraud case involving private schools during Poyyamozhi's tenure under the previous DMK government. A five-member police team commenced their operation at 7:30 am at Poyyamozhi's residence in Thennur Anna Nagar.

The allegations revolve around the purported collection of substantial sums of money from private-school management entities, under the guise of securing official clearances. These benefits allegedly included school upgrades, permanent recognition, and approvals for building plans. The Central Crime Branch had previously registered a case and arrested B T Arasakumar, who is accused of amassing roughly Rs 100 crore from private-school management entities through these means.

Arasakumar was allegedly operating an unregistered organization named the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association.

Poyyamozhi served as School Education Minister when the said transactions are believed to have transpired. During the search, veteran DMK leader and former minister K N Nehru was denied access to Poyyamozhi's residence as the operation was ongoing. This story is still unfolding; please revisit the source for further updates.