VIRUDHUNAGAR: Virudhunagar district police seized gutka products worth Rs17.35 lakh, which were stored illegally in a godown near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district on Saturday.
Based on a tip-off, a team of police officials from the Thiruthangal station inspected the go-down owned by Saravanamanikandan, a resident of Sattur, at Eenchar village on the Sivakasi-Srivilliputhur Road.
During the inspection, the officials found 55 sacks of gutka products worth Rs 17.35lakh inside the go-down. Thiruthangal police registered a case and Navaneethakrishnan, 37, and Karthik, 20, of Srivilliputhur, and Ramaraj, 46, of Sivakasi in connection with this incident. Police seized the gutka products and a car from them. Police are on the lookout for three more people, Saravanamanikandan, Vigneshkumar and Mohamed Yusuf.
Virudhunagar district superintendent of police M Manohar visited the spot and conducted an inquiry.
Navaneethakrishnan was an accused in 10 similar cases and six cases were registered against Saravanamanikandan.
