Police search DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh’s house over alleged multi-crore fraud involving private schools
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Police stand outside former Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi’s Thennur Anna Nagar home in Tiruchi during a Central Crime Branch search related to an ongoing investigation on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh
A team from the Central Crime Branch, Chennai City, began a search at the residence of former School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi at Tiruchi on Wednesday (September 16, 2026).
A five-member team began the operation at 7:30 a.m. at Mr. Poyyamozhi’s residence in Thennur Anna Nagar, Tiruchi, related to an alleged multi-crore fraud involving private schools during the previous DMK regime when he was Minister.
Earlier, the Central Crime Branch had registered a case and arrested B.T. Arasakumar on charges of collecting large sums of money amounting to around ₹100 crore from private school managements for upgrading schools, gaining permanent recognition and securing building plan approvals.
Arasakumar had run an unregistered association named Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association.
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