The household of sufferer has demanded stringent punishment for the unlawful sand miners (Consultant Picture)
Police have registered a case and filed an FIR in opposition to two accused–Ramasubramanian and Marimuthu– who had been allegedly actively concerned in illicit sand quarrying alongside the Thamirabarani watercourse
A 56-year-old man was was murdered to loss of life by two individuals in his workplace in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district on Tuesday. The sufferer, recognized as Lourdes Francis, was allegedly attacked by sand miners after he knowledgeable his higher-ups concerning the unlawful sand miners within the space, preliminary probe discovered.
On Tuesday afternoon, two individuals trespassed Francis’s workplace, attacked him and fled from the spot. Francis was significantly injured and was rushed to a authorities hospital the place he succumbed to his accidents.
Police have registered a case and filed an FIR in opposition to two accused-Ramasubramanian and Marimuthu- who had been allegedly actively concerned in illicit sand quarrying alongside the Thamirabarani watercourse.
Whereas Ramasubramanian has been detained, police have fashioned particular groups to nab Marimuthu.
Collector of Thoothukudi, Senthilraj, stated: “Round 12:30pm [Tuesday], two males entered the workplace and attacked him. He obtained grievous accidents on arms and there was a deep minimize in his cranium. He was rushed to the hospital 20 minutes after he was hacked however sadly he died. He was an trustworthy and courageous officer. Efforts are on to nab the accused on the earliest.”
In the meantime, the household of Francis has demanded stringent punishment for the unlawful sand miners. Chatting with Information 18.com, the brother of Francis alleges that his brother did face threats earlier and had filed a grievance with the police.
“My brother had obtained threats earlier than and had filed a police grievance however no motion was taken regardless of his grievance. He was attacked earlier than as effectively. Simply because he stopped two individuals from illegally taking sand, he wouldn’t be murdered. We predict there may be extra to it and must be probed completely. He was all the time an trustworthy authorities officer,” stated Yagatham.
Household calls for stringent motion in opposition to the accused. “What’s the level in placing these accused behind bars for only a few months? In the event that they stroll out of jail in three or six months, they’ll once more kill one other trustworthy officer the identical means. We demand stringent punishment in opposition to those that killed my brother,” Yagatham added.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin introduced a solatium of Rs 1 crore and promised a authorities job for the deceased household.
Learn all of the Newest India Information right here
