Chennai, Oct. 27 -- The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID police, whch probed the Rs 100 crore Palani temple land row, has filed the charge sheet against five accused within the mandatory 90 days.

A release from the Office of the Director General of Police/Head of Police Forces said the CB-CID Dindigul, has electronically filed the charge sheet before the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate Court in the case relating to the alleged fraudulent sale and registration of one acre and 35 cents of land belonging to Arulmigu Dhandapani Swamigal Mutt, Palani, one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga.

The land, dedicated in 1888 for the Mutt's religious and charitable purposes, has a guideline value of approximately Rs.16 crore. The investigation revealed th...