NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six accused for allegedly threatening witnesses in a bid to subvert the trial in the 2023 murder case of Puducherry BJP leader Senthil Kumaran, officials said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Nithyanantham alias Nithi, Siva Sankar, Vengatesh, Ezhumalai, Heram alias TR alias Karthi and Udhayakumar.
They have been chargesheeted before the Puducherry Special Court under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the NIA Act.
According to the probe agency, four of the accused -- Nithyanantham, Siva Sankar, Vengatesh and Ezhumalai -- had earlier also been chargesheeted for their role in the main terror offence related to the killing of the BJP leader.
In the fresh chargesheet, the NIA has filed additional charges against these four and has also charged Karthi and Udhayakumar for allegedly unlawfully obtaining details of witnesses in the case, approaching them and issuing threats.