Summary:
ERODE: A court in Gobichettipalayam in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday acquitted nine people accused in the Kannada actor Rajkumar abduction case. The rest nine -- Govindaraj, Andril, Pasuvanna, Puttusamy, Kalmandiraman, Maran, Selvam, Amirthalingam and Nagaraj -- appeared before the judge, court sources said. The judge acquitted the nine accused stating that the police had failed to prove their link to Veerappan. A total of 14 people, including Veerappan and his accomplices, were the accused in the case.Third additional sessions court judge Mani heard the case.Four people, including Veerappan, were killed in police encounter in 2004.One of the accused, Ramesh, has been absconding. Veerappan released Rajkumar after 108 days.The Gobichettipalayam police registered a case..