Relatives of Sivaganga road accident victims refuse to accept body; demand government job

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Relatives of deceased victims staged protestation  extracurricular  Government Rajaji Hospital successful  Madurai connected  Wednesday demanding compensation from the government.

Relatives of deceased victims staged protestation extracurricular Government Rajaji Hospital successful Madurai connected Wednesday demanding compensation from the government. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK

Demanding compensation for the decease of 3 members of a household successful a roadworthy mishap caused by constabulary conveyance successful Sivaganga connected Tuesday night, relatives of the victims staged a protestation extracurricular Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) present connected Wednesday. 

Prasad, 25, his woman Sathya, 20 and lad Ashwin, 2, each died connected the spot aft their motorcycle collided with a constabulary jeep adjacent Thirupuvanam successful Sivaganga district.  

Their mortal remains were taken to GRH for post-mortem. In this situation, much than 50 people, relatives of the victims, staged a roadworthy blockade extracurricular GRH demanding compensation and enactment against the constabulary unit who caused the accident.  

Nagarathinam, an advocate, said, they heard from the eyewitnesses that the constabulary who drove the constabulary jeep was drunk astatine the time.  

“When a communal antheral commits a akin transgression and tries to flight from the law, would they beryllium allowed to locomotion free,” helium added.  

It was not conscionable an injury, but each the household members including a kid has died successful the accident, helium said. “We would not telephone disconnected the protestation until convincing compensation is granted to us,” Mr. Nagarathinam stated.  

In summation to the contiguous apprehension and suspension of the constabulary personnel, 1 subordinate of the victims’ household should beryllium fixed a authorities job, helium demanded.  

Until then, helium said, they would not person the bodies from the hospital.  

Police sources, said, though Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced a solatium of ₹3 lakh for each of the victims, and ₹1 lakh for the injured woman, their request for authorities occupation was being considered and the elder officials person taken it to the State authorities for further action.  

Published - November 12, 2025 08:53 p.m. IST

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