The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case was released on SonyLiv on July 4. Ever since then, the series has been buzzing on social media among fans. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case is a 7-episode series and is an adaptation from Anirudhya Mitra’s nonfiction book “Ninety Days”.
It revolves around the SIT that was formed to investigate the shocking assassination of (then) Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes you have already watched The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case on SonyLiv and are wondering about the real-life Nalini Sriharan played by actress Anjana Balaji. Continue reading below to know all about Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case-
Where is real-life Nalini Sriharan?
Nalini Sriharan, played by actress Anjana, is an LTTE operative who helped the group in killing then-PM Rajiv Gandhi. Nalini is accused of harboring two Sri Lankan women, Subha and Dhanu, who were members of the LTTE s*icide squad, in her Chennai residence prior to the assassination. Furthermore, Nalini accompanied the conspirators and LTTE mastermind Sivarasan to the political rally in Sriperumbudur, indicating she was involved in the groundwork.
Where is real-life Nalini Sriharan?
In 2020, Nalini Sriharan, her husband Murugan a.k.a. Sri Haran and other convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were released. alini Sriharan, her husband Murugan, and Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar, were sentenced to life imprisonment but were released after 31 years.
In May 2020, the Supreme Court had used its extraordinary powers to free one of the seven convicts, AG Perarivalan. The same order applied to the rest, the court said on November 11. It noted that the Tamil Nadu cabinet had recommended to the Governor in 2018 that the convicts be freed, and the Governor was bound by that.
(Real-life Nalini and her husband)