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Madras HC directs police to file final report in 4 weeks against Kayalvizhi in SBI Bank Manager slap case

Chennai, Nov 1 (UNI) The Madras High Court has directed the Shastri Nagar police to file within four weeks, the final report in the
case against Kayalvizhi Alagiri daughter of former union Minister M.K.Alagiri, for allegedly slapping a State Bank of India (SBI)
Adyar Branch Manager in Chennai.
The police had registered a case against Kayalvizhi under four sections, including criminal intimidation, following a complaint that she slapped the bank manager at the Adyar branch of SBI.
Challenging the case, Kayalvizhi had approached the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR. In her petition, she contended that
the bank manager had lodged a complaint concealing the fact that he had allegedly abused her in filthy language.
When the petition came up for hearing before Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan last evening, Kayalvizhi's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition.
Accepting the request, the judge permitted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdraw and directed the Shastri Nagar police
to complete the investigation and file the final report before the trial court within four weeks.
Kayalvizhi Alagiri against whom a case was registered on July 21 for slapping and threatening the PSU bank branch manager, was arrested and released on Station bail on July 28.
After registering cases against her, police conducted detailed investigations, verified CCTV footages and digital evidences and issued summons under Sec 35 (3) of BNSS asking her to appear before the Investigating Officer (IO). In compliance with the summons, she appeared before the IO and after extensive questioning, she was arrested. However, she was immediately released on station bail
Kayalvizhi, who owns the building housing the bank, was booked under four sections including on charges of assaulting Harsheen Singh, Branch Manager of the State Bank of India (SBI) NRI branch in Adyar, Chennai after the video of the incident went viral.
The branch manager has contacted Kayalvizhi directly to fix a faulty lift after her representative did not respond. Angered by the direct phone call, Kayalvizhi after abusing him over phone, went to the bank branch where she slapped and threatened him.
Following the incident, a complaint was lodged on July 21, 2026 by Namachivayam, Chief Manager of SBI RBO-II followig which the former union Minister's daughter was booked under four sections of BNS. An FIR was registered against Kayalvizhi under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections for house trespass, voluntarily causing hurt, uttering obscene words, and criminal intimidation.
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