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Two persons, including a 17-year-old boy, were being questioned by the constabulary for allegedly assaulting a TASMAC worker astatine a liquor outlet successful Soolai successful Erode connected Tuesday nighttime (May 19, 2026).
According to the police, Sokkamuthu, 50, of Narayanavalasu, employed arsenic a salesman astatine the outlet, was connected work erstwhile the incidental occurred. More than 30 customers were lasting successful a queue to acquisition liquor. Police said a abstracted queue had been arranged for the instrumentality of bare liquor bottles.
A 17-year-old lad and a 21-year-old younker allegedly entered done that queue and asked customers lasting successful enactment to acquisition liquor for them aft giving them money.
When Sokkamuthu advised the duo to basal successful the regular queue and bargain liquor themselves, an statement broke out. During the altercation, the 2 allegedly assaulted Sokkamuthu, creating hostility astatine the outlet. Other customers intervened and separated them, portion the younker accompanying the insignificant was held astatine the spot. On receiving information, Erode North constabulary rushed to the outlet and detained the duo for inquiry. Sokkamuthu, who sustained injuries successful the assault, was admitted to the Government District Headquarters Hospital for treatment. TASMAC employees condemned the onslaught and urged the authorities to instrumentality stringent enactment against those involved.
