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KANCHEEPURAM, INDIA, December 30, 2004: The special investigation team probing the Sankararaman murder case today arrested Raghu, brother of the Junior Acharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, Sri Vijayendra Saraswati, on conspiracy charges. The Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram, K. Premkumar, confirmed the arrest. Mr. Raghu, who was asked to appear before the team this evening, was later told by the police that he had been detained in connection with the murder case.



With the arrest of Mr. Raghu, the number of persons arrested from the Kanchi Sankara Mutt in connection with murder case has gone up to three. Earlier, the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswathi, was arrested at Mahabubnagar near Hyderabad on November 11 and the Mutt Manager, Sundaresa Iyer, was detained on December 24 night at Kancheepuram. All the three have been booked under the same Sections of the IPC. The police have so far taken 24 persons, including Mr. Raghu, into custody in connection with the murder of the Sri Varadarajaperumal temple manager, Sankararaman, here on September 3.

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