Tamil Nadu - Thanjavur   

Demonstration

THANJAVUR: A section of people of Kovilacherry village near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district staged a demonstration in front of the Revenue Divisional Office in Kumbakonam on Tuesday demanding the arrest of the people involved in the reported murder of Veerachamy (45), an agricultural worker belonging to Scheduled Caste community. The body of Veerachamy was found with cut injuries in Kovilachery village on Monday and a section of villagers refused to take the body on Monday. Following an assurance by the police and revenue officials that the culprits would be booked, the villagers gave up the agitation and took the body for cremation.

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