27 kg gold, 1,116 kg silver: Tamil Nadu government takes possession of Jayalalithaa’s seized assets | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu government has formally taken possession of assets seized from late chief minister J Jayalalithaa within the lengthy-working disproportionate assets case. These included 27 kg and 558 grams of gold jewelry, 1,116 kg of silver, and paperwork associated to 1,526 acres of land, beforehand saved within the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha treasury. The switch came about on Friday, following a Bengaluru courtroom’s order for Karnataka handy over the property.
The course of was overseen by courtroom and government officers, who documented and photographed the gadgets, revealing an opulent golden crown, an in depth jewelry assortment, and a sword with intricate engravings. Petitioner Narasimha Murthy informed PTI that solely jewelry and paperwork had been handed over, whereas 27 different gadgets remained with Jayalalithaa’s secretary since 1996.
On Friday, the Supreme Court docket rejected a plea by Jayalalithaa’s authorized inheritor looking for the return of the confiscated assets. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma dominated that whereas the proceedings had been abated after her loss of life, it didn’t imply she was acquitted. The 2017 judgment in State of Karnataka v. J Jayalalithaa confirmed that the excessive courtroom’s resolution acquitting her had not attained finality.
A particular CBI courtroom had earlier ordered the switch of all confiscated assets to the Tamil Nadu government. The Karnataka Excessive Court docket dismissed a plea by Jayalalithaa’s niece and nephew, J Deepa and J Deepak, who claimed the properties as her authorized heirs. The courtroom upheld the confiscation, stating the conviction of her co-accused remained legitimate.
The seized properties embrace Veda Nilayam, her Chennai residence, land parcels, estates, financial institution deposits, and valuables amassed between July 1991 and April 1996.