PMK functionary murder case: NIA announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on accused

Chennai, July 24 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on the accused in the case related to the murder of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) functionary, Ramalingam in Thanjavur. The PMK leader was killed in 2019 and police had registered a case against 18 accused. Twelve of the accused were arrested immediately. After the case was transferred to the NIA, the agency arrested one person, Rahman Sadiq (41), a key conspirator of the murder. The NIA is on the lookout for the remaining five accused — Mohammed Ali Jinnah (37), Abdul Majid (40), Shahul Hamid (30), Burhanidhin (40), and Nafil Hassan (31), who have been already declared proclaimed offenders. An NIA official said that the agency had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh and has now increased it to Rs 5 lakh. The investigating agency has put post- ers of the accused across Tamil Nadu and pamphlets.