{
  "id": 79170,
  "title": "Madras High Court refuses to quash FIR against former DMK MLA L. Idhayavarman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/madras-high-court-refuses-to-quash-fir-against-former-dmk-mla-l",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T09:44:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/madras-high-court-refuses-to-quash-fir-against-former-dmk-mla-l-idhayavarman/article71300177.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Madras High Court has refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against former DMK MLA L. Idhayavarman for alleged damage to public property at the Nemmeli seawater desalination plant. The court dismissed the plea and directed the police to complete the investigation and file the final report within four weeks. The FIR was registered following a complaint by CMWSSB Assistant Engineer V. Malarselvam, who alleged that Idhayavarman and two others had ripped safety nets at the plant, causing a loss of ₹10,000 to the public exchequer. Idhayavarman denied the charge, claiming the case was politically motivated and that the officials had used green nets to cover the name of former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin during his visit to the plant.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zurich Takaful can void policy obtained through fraud, High Court rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/zurich-takaful-can-void-policy-obtained-through-fraud-high-court-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-03T06:48:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Madras High Court grants bail to Vilathikulam DMK MLA Markandayan for speech against Tamil Nadu CM Vijay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/madras-high-court-grants-bail-to-vilathikulam-dmk-mla-markandayan-for",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:39:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}