Coimbatore (TN), Jul 8 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team, inquiring the sensational Kodanad heist and murder case, on Friday questioned sand contractor O Arumugasamy.

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SIT had issued summons to Arumugasamy, who is said to be close to AIADMK leadership, following which he appeared before the team at 11 AM today, police said.

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The team, headed by West Zone IG R Sudhakar on Thursday held inquiry with Arumugasamy's son Senthil Kumar, based on some documents reportedly seized by Income Tax department in an apartment in Chennai in 2017, police said.

Senthil was also summoned today, police said.

Security guard Om Bahadur was murdered and some documents were stolen from the Kodanad bungalow belonging to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on April 24 in 2017.

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