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Four held for attack on tribal panchayat president

Staff Reporter

Differences over creating a percolation pond on a porombok land lead to the attack

Krishnagiri: Following the findings of an inquiry conducted by Collector Santhosh Babu the Krishnagiri the police have arrested four caste Hindus of Padiganalam panchayat in Thally block.

They were arrested on charges of assaulting the tribal woman panchayat president of Padiganalam panchayat.

According to sources, Gowrammal president of Padiganalam panchayat was returning along with her husband Sithappa in a bus from Denkanikottai to Padiganalam on May 26 when a group of caste Hindus led by Nanjundappa, Murugan, Neduran and Ikasoodappa allegedly attacked Gowrammal and her husband.

It is said that differences cropped between Gowrammal and Nanjundappa when she issued orders for creation of a percolation pond on a government porombok land. Following this they reportedly attacked her and used abusive language. They later fled the scene.

Charges

She later filed a complaint at the Thally Police Station. The Krishnagiri police arrested the four and registered cases against them under sections 147, 294 (b), 323, 354 and 501 (1) of IPC. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, a human rights organisation, said that the fact-finding committee had made an inquiry into the incident and came to the conclusion that the tribal panchayat president was attacked.

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