Arrests
Six suspects were arrested in the days following the murder. Among them were M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, N. S. Krishnan and film producer and theatre owner Sreeramulu Naidu. They were tried for the murder. Bhagavathar and Krishnan were convicted while Naidu was acquitted.The Madras High Court sentenced the duo to transportation for life. Krishnan and Bhagavathar appealed to the Privy Council. However, the appeal from the Privy Council did not come until the duo had already spent 30 months in jail.
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