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Ramanathapuram territory constabulary person booked and arrested protesters present connected Tuesday for damaging nationalist properties during a protestation that broke retired successful areas of Chathirakudi connected Monday night.
On Monday, a clash erupted betwixt members of 2 communities – Mukkulathor and Devendra Kula Vellalar - owing to placing photograph committee of their assemblage leaders astatine Ilamanur adjacent Ilayangudi successful Sivaganga district.
The clash that took signifier arsenic chromatic pelting betwixt the 2 groups resulted successful injuring 5 men and 2 constabulary personnel.
Following this, members of the Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage staged a roadworthy blockade demanding the apprehension of the attackers and support to re-erect the board. District Superintendent of Police G. Chandeesh and Sivaganga SP R. Shiva Prasad, on with different gross officials, held talks with the protesters. They yet detained a fewer individuals from the different broadside and granted support to re-erect the board.
As this angered the members of Mukkalathor community, they resorted to a roadworthy blockade demanding the contiguous merchandise of those detained by the constabulary and removal of the board.
When the concern escalated, implicit 300 constabulary unit were deployed, and Ramanathapuram Range DIG Pa. Moorthy arrived astatine the determination to overview the situation.
As the quality dispersed to different villages, subsequently, members of the Devendra Kula Vellalar assemblage successful Chathirakudi and Paramakudi jumped into protestation astatine nighttime demanding justness for those attacked and support to re-erect the assemblage leader’s photograph board.
Police sources said, protesters astatine Chathirakudi portion staging a roadworthy blockade connected National Highway jumped into unit by breaking the windshields and windows of 2 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses and 3 cars that were passing connected the NH.
As 3 cases were registered successful Chathirakudi Police Station regarding the spot damage, 7 suspects were arrested and 3 peculiar teams were formed to apprehension the remaining accused, said a property connection of the territory police.
“All indispensable steps person been taken to forestall immoderate further untoward incidents, and stringent enactment volition beryllium taken against those who dispersed rumours oregon immoderate connection connected societal media which volition disrupt nationalist peace,” it added.
In Sivaganga district, implicit the onslaught against the members of Devendra Kula Vellalar and harm to their assemblage person photograph board, the territory constabulary person booked 115 individuals belonging to the caste Hindu assemblage nether SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
