Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Santhan Dies in Chennai

Chennai: Santhan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case died of cardiac arrest in a Chennai hospital on Wednesday morning.

Santhan alias T Suthendiraraja (55) is a Sri Lankan citizen. He was among the seven convicts set free by the Supreme Court in 2022 after they served over 20 years of jail term in connection with the killing of the former PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Interestingly, Santhan was undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for “liver failure”. According to hospital sources, Santhan died at 7.50 am.

Santhan suffered a cardiac arrest around 4 am on Wednesday but was ‘revived’ following a CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) procedure and was given an oxygen supply and was on a ventilator. But he did not respond to treatment and died at 7.50 am.

After his release from jail, Santhan was lodged at a special camp in Tiruchirappalli. He was admitted to the hospital on January 27.