Nalini makes call to England, Sri Lanka

There were eight calls to Englandand one to Sri Lanka. Several calls were made to Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, and the recipients included her (Nalini’s) lawyer,” said Murugan.

The minister further said that Nalini also sms-ed 12 times and received 4 text messages.

“There were 10 missed calls, eight received calls and 18 dialled numbers,” said Murugan.

The police have already seized the mobile phone, that was activated in the name of Ravi of Kanagasamudram, Katpadi taluk in Vellore district, on March 13, 2009.

The state police and Q-branch of CID are investigating the case registered at Bagayam police station, the minister added.

On April 6, the Madras High Court has dismissed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s killer Nalini Sriharan’s plea for a premature release under the general amnesty scheme.

Earlier, the state government had rejected her plea for an early release.

The Prison Advisory Board had also not recommended her release.

Mother of a daughter, Nalini’s husband Murugan is awaiting execution in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Nalini’s request for premature release has been rejected every earlier since 2005, by the state home department, reports said.

On May 21, 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a bomb blast at Sriperambudur in Tamil Nadu along with several others in a conspiracy hatched by the LTTE.

 ^IBNS