District Collector V. Anbuselvan has ordered the detention of P. Padmanabhan of Malingampattu, under the Goondas Act, for his repeated involvement in smuggling and sale of illicit distilled arrack.
Police said Padmanabhan had several cases pending against him in several police stations in Cuddalore district. Based on the recommendations of Superintendent of Police M. Sree Abhinav, Collector ordered his detention under the Goondas Act. The orders were served on Padmanabhan in the Cuddalore Central Prison.