An alleged hawala operator was arrested in New Delhi today in connetion with the Election Commission bribery case in which three persons, including AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dhinakaran.<br/><br/>Naresh was apprehended at the Delhi Airport for his alleged involvement in illegal transfer of money to arrested middleman Sukesh Chandrasekhar by Dhinakaran, said a senior police officer. Praveer Ranjan, joint commissioner of police (crime), confirmed the arrest but did not elaborate.<br/><br/>Yesterday, Dhinakaran was taken to Chennai and searches were conducted at his residence in the city as part of the probe. Police had secured warrants from a Delhi court to conduct the searches as part of efforts to gather further evidence in the alleged attempt by Dhinakaran to bribe EC officials. However, it is not known whether any seizures were made. <br/><br/>Besides the two, others connected to them were also questioned over illegal channels and conduits used for sending money to Delhi from Chennai. Dhinakaran was arrested on April 25 night in Delhi following<br/>four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe an unidentified EC official to get the undivided AIADMK's 'two leaves' election symbol for his faction.<br/><br/>Police had earlier said Sukesh Chandrasekar, who was the first to be arrested, had struck a deal for Rs 50 crore to help the AIADMK (Amma) faction keep the two leaves symbol.<br/>