Vadakadu caste violence: HC summons Pudukottai collector, SP, IG
Madurai:
Madras high court
on Wednesday directed the
Pudukottai district collector
, inspector general of police (central zone), and
Pudukottai superintendent of police
(SP) to appear before the court in connection with the
Vadakadu caste violence
case. This directive came after a counsel mentioned a plea seeking compensation for the people belonging to the
scheduled caste community
, whose houses and properties were damaged during the recent caste violence incident in Vadakadu.A division bench of justice P Velmurugan and justice K K Ramakrishnan posted the case on May 15, Thursday.The petitioner, S Shanmugam, stated that there was a clash between the people belonging to the scheduled caste community and those belonging to a most backward class (MBC) community in Vadakadu on May 5.
He stated that the people belonging to the MBC damaged the houses and properties of the scheduled caste community.Hence, the petitioner sought a direction to the authorities to ensure that the scheduled caste people were allowed to enter and worship at the Mariamman temple in Vadakadu.
He requested a direction to the Pudukottai SP to conduct a detailed inquiry to identify the people who damaged the houses of the scheduled caste community. He also sought a direction to the authorities to provide adequate compensation to the victims belonging to the scheduled caste.
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