Chamarajanagar (Karna), March 16:A local court today acquitted Muthulakshmi, wife of late sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, and six others who had been charged in the Palar bomb blast case that claimed the lives of 22 police personnel.
Besides Muthulakshmi, Kolathur Mani, Papacchi, Basava, Eeranna, Savariyappan and Shivasubramanyam were also acquitted by District and Sessions Judge Vidyadhara for lack of evidence of their involvement in the 1993 Palar bomb blast.
Meanwhile, police took Muthulakshmi into custody in connection with an attack on police in Ramaswamyvaddu village soon after the court pronounced the verdict
The court will hear the case on April 4.
Veerappan was shot dead by the Tamil Nadu special task force in October 2004.
–Agencies