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A 21-year-old younker died aft a location extortion collapsed here connected Monday (June 15, 2026).
According to the police, Venkatesh (21), a nonmigratory of Palapatti adjacent Paramathi Velur, was a operation worker. On Monday, helium on with his comparative Sathish (25) was engaged successful demolishing an aged location astatine Ganesapuram successful Namakkal. At that time, the extortion collapsed, and Venkatesh, who was stuck successful the debris, died connected the spot. Sathish’s limb was severely damaged and was admitted to Namakkal Government Hospital.
On Tuesday (June 16, 2026), relatives of the duo staged a roadworthy blockade astatine the Namakkal Collectorate demanding compensation. The Namakkal constabulary held talks with the protesters and guarantee them that the constabulary volition look into their demands. Based connected the assurance, they dispersed from the spot.
