Three persons-- Selvaraj, a TNSTC staff, Shikamani and Ganapati-- were arrested and lodged in the Central jail here last week, on charges of supporting five maoists, including front-ranking leaders Roopesh and his wife, Shyna of Kerala, who were arrested from Karumathampatti on the outskirts, a month ago.
In a memorandum submitted to the sub-collector at Pollachi, the family members claimed that the trio were innocent and had no connection whatsoever with the maoists or its ideology, police said.