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The Theni District constabulary person clarified that a video clip pertaining to an “accident” involving a Karnataka-registered van and a motortruck is being circulated connected societal media with an “unwarranted divisive narrative”.
The effort to represent the isolated incidental arsenic an inter-State occupation was factually incorrect and misleading, said Theni Superintendent of Police (SP) B. Sneha Priya, successful her connection to the SP of Chamrajnagar successful Karnataka.
One idiosyncratic has been arrested successful transportation with the “minor” roadworthy mishap that occurred connected January 12, successful which nary casualties were reported. “The harm was constricted to a insignificant breakage of the rear airy of the van,” the missive said, adding that the section constabulary had attended to the incidental immediately.
Talking to reporters present connected Sunday, Inspector-General of Police, South Zone, Vijayendra Bidari, said a little verbal altercation had ensued betwixt the drivers of the 2 vehicles. “Meanwhile, the passengers of the van besides got into a heated argument, chiefly owed to connection barrier,” helium said.
The constabulary intervened promptly and defused the situation, aft which some parties dispersed without immoderate further incidents. “The constabulary made the lorry operator wage ₹1,000 to the van relation from Karnataka arsenic compensation for insignificant damages to resoluteness the contented amicably connected the spot,” Ms. Priya said.
Since neither enactment filed a ceremonial complaint, the Allinagaram police, connected their ain initiative, registered a lawsuit and arrested 1 idiosyncratic connected complaint of breaching nationalist peace.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka constabulary were trying to hint the persons who had posted the “misleading” societal media post, helium added. The Theni SP was inquiring into the relation and behaviour of the constabulary unit contiguous astatine the country of the accident.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Dindigul Range) P. Saminathan and Ms. Priya were besides present.
