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Three women held

Coimbatore: The Coimbatore City Police on Monday morning arrested three women from Valliyur in Tirunelveli on charges of indulging in chain snatching at Ram Nagar in the city during the Ramar Temple kumbabishegam.

According to police, one woman was caught when she attempted to snatch a chain of one of the devotees. Based on which two others were rounded-up by the police.

Investigations identified that Muthulakshmi (38), Jothi (27) and Selvi (27) were hailing from the place. Investigations are on.

Nearly 2,000 lawyers practicing in the Sessions and Sub-Ordinate Judiciary courts abstained from court proceedings on Monday as part of the State-wide boycott call to press a charter of demands.

Their demands included enhancement of the welfare fund solatium from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh and putting an end to the practice foisting “false cases” against them by the police.

They demanded the filling up of vacancies of judicial officers besides age relaxation and priority for renowned lawyers from the district courts. The court proceedings were affected because of the boycott.

Most of the cases were adjourned for hearings to a future date.

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