Security has been increased at the DMK headquarters and residences of its senior leaders here as a Special Court in Bangalore is set to deliver its verdict in the 18-year-old wealth case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today.

On a request from the DMK, security had been increased at Anna Arivalayam, the headquarters of the DMK, two residences of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi, and the residence of K Anbazhagan, the party’s General Secretary, police said.

It was on Anbazhagan’s petition that the case was transferred to Bangalore by the Supreme Court.

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