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CPI leader passes away

MADURAI: Veteran Communist Party of India leader P.T. Narayanan (74) died at his residence here on Sunday.

According to party sources, he died after a prolonged illness. During his long association with the CPI, he was its State committee member. He was also the national committee member of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). PTN, as he was fondly called, was imprisoned on several occasions for participating in struggles for the working class. He has authored several books on labour laws. — Staff Reporter

Jail sentence for policemen

VILLUPURAM: The Vanur Judicial Magistrate Court on Monday awarded three-year imprisonment to seven police personnel, including two Sub-Inspectors, on the charge of keeping two Irulas in illegal confinement and subjecting them to torture.

Judicial Magistrate Vaiyapuri delivered the judgment by invoking Sections 220, 342,344, 345 and 365 (illegal custody), Section 365 (abduction), Section 380 (theft) and Section 451 (trespassing) of Indian Penal Code. The Magistrate awarded jail terms on various counts, to be run simultaneously.

The accused include, SIs S.V.Krishnamurthi of Ginjee police station and R.Kannaiyan of Panruti police station, and head constables M.Perumal, P.Ramalingam and M.Ramakrishnan, and constables A.Murugesan and E.Balu. Another accused SI C. Pakkirisamy passed away during investigation. — Special Correspondent

2 held with

county-made gun

ERODE: The Burgur police arrested two persons for possession of an illicit firearm. According to police, the Special task Force police personnel conducted a raid in Kathirimalai forest area. They noticed two persons — Venkatachalof Lakkmpatty,Gopalof Katrhirimalai — moving inside the forest area. An SDML country-made gun with some gun powder was seized from them. A case has been registered under the Indian Arms Act and Forest Act. — Staff Reporter

Students condemn

Sri Lankan massacre

CUDDALORE: Students of Thanthai Periyar Government Arts College took out a procession from the college to the Collectorate here on Monday, condemning the massacre of 61 girls in a bomb attack at Senjolai by the Sri Lankan Army.

Later, students' representatives handed over a memorandum to District Collector calling upon him to prevail upon the Central and State Government to put an end to the Sri Lankan Army's brutal killings. — Special Correspondent

3 run over by bus

VILLUPURAM: Three persons standing by the roadside were run over by a State Transport Corporation bus at Chinna Nergunam near Tindivanam on Sunday night. Another person was seriously injured.

The police said K.Neelamani (22) along with S.Kuppan (25) was riding a moped from Kootteripattu to Chinna Nergunam. Enroute, they met their friends A.Rajasekar (19) and S.Elavarasan (19) in front of a cinema house.

When they were standing there, the bus, proceeding from Madurai to Chennai, ran over them. Neelamani, Kuppan and Rajasekar died on the spot. Elavarasan has been referred to a Chennai hospital. — Special Correspondent

Ban on entry of visitors to airport lifted

CHENNAI: The ban on the entry of visitors to the Kamaraj Domestic and Anna International Terminals imposed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was lifted from 8 a.m. on Monday. — Special Correspondent

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