Nithyananda embroiled in land-grab row

Dennis Selvan, TNN Aug 30, 2012, 05.56AM IST

TRICHY: A man has complained to the Trichy police that a few disciples of controversial godman Nithyananda are trying to usurp his Rs 1 crore-worth property on the periphery of Trichy. In his written complaint to the deputy superintendent of police, the complainant, R Selvamani, from Navalur Kuttapattu near Trichy said he and his family members had jointly given power of attorney to one Danushkodi to sell one acre of his land. Selvamani's family possessed 3.36 acres at a stretch. Selvamani claimed the piece of land was instead transferred to godman Nithyananda through a settlement deed without their knowledge.

According to Selvamani, the fact that the land had been clandestinely transferred to the godman by the man to whom he entrusted power of attorney (POA) to sell the land, came to light only when his son Jageeshwaran preferred a litigation to claim his portion of the family-owned land. The matter became further complicated when the man to whom the POA had been entrusted passed away recently. Jageeshwaran also mentioned in his petition to the court that the settlement deed executed in favor of Nithyananda was illegal and unauthorized.

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