CHENNAI: The Chennai additional sessions court on Friday declared three members of the Bawaria gang guilty of the murder of former AIADMK MLA K Sudarsanam. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Monday.

Sudarsanam had served as the MLA of Gummidipoondi constituency in Tiruvallur district and had also held the post of Minister for Backward Classes Welfare.

On January 9, 2005, a five-member gang broke into his house, shot the MLA dead, assaulted his wife and son, and looted 62 sovereigns of gold jewellery.

Five special teams under the leadership of then IG North Zone SR Jangid arrested Bawaria gang members from Haryana and Rajasthan during an operation that stretched over eight months. Two of the main accused were killed in encounters in North India. The special teams registered

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