Rajenthra Bhalaji is a popular political figure in Tamil Nadu and has become the first former ADMK Minister to get arrested after the party lost power in the 2021 state assembly polls.

A case was filed against him in November last year and his anticipatory bail petition was dismissed by the Madras High Court on December 17, following which he had absconded to evade the apprehension. 

After three weeks of search, Rajenthra Bhalaji's run has come to an end on January 5 as he was finally arrested by the police in Karnataka.

Rajenthra Bhalaji had moved his anticipatory bail petition to the Madras High Court to evade the arrest. His bail petition was completely rejected by the court on December 17, 2021.

The lookout notice against Rajenthra Bhalaji has been issued on December 23 to all the airports in Tamil Nadu and across the country to detain him if he tries to leave the country.

The Tamil Nadu police have already been tracing the whereabouts of the former minister and eight special teams have been formed to take up the baton of apprehending him.