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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- New Indian Express
Second SI suspended in Pollachi murder case over extortion allegations
COIMBATORE: Another sub-inspector (SI) attached to the special team, which investigated the murder of the 24-year-old with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at Pollachi, was placed under suspension. He had allegedly shared the money with the SI, who was arrested on Saturday for extortion of money and jewels from the four-member family accused of murdering the youth. Maharaja (30), the associate of the arrested SI Navaneethakrishnan (27) from Mettupalayam police station, has been placed under suspension, police sources said. Sources said SR Varunkanth of Karavali Mathappur, was staying at Yuthira Charitable Trust (Special Children Care and Training) in Pollachi, when he was beaten to death at the home and later buried in the trust's farmland at S Nagoor on May 12. Concealing the murder, the trust fabricated a story that the youth had gone missing during an outing to Aliyar on May 15.
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Time of India
Coimbatore cop who took bribe to save murder accused arrested
Coimbatore: A sub-inspector attached to the Mahalingapuram police station was arrested on Saturday for taking a bribe of Rs1.72 lakh and gold ornaments weighing 18 sovereigns from a family for not arresting them in connection with the murder of a youth at a rehabilitation home in Pollachi. The arrested cop was identified as Navaneethakrishnan, 27, a native of Tenkasi district. He joined the force as a sub-inspector of police in 2021. He was posted at Mahalingapuram police station near Pollachi on October 7, 2024. The case pertains to the murder of S R Varunkanth, 24, of Karavali Mathappur, who was suffering from deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He was admitted to a rehabilitation home for persons with intellectual disabilities at Rathinasabapathy Puram near Pollachi on May 12. The trustees and staff of the home beat the youth to death and buried the body on a parcel of land at S Nagore near Nadupuni. After the incident came to light, according to a police officer, Navaneethakrishnan had gone to Thiruvananthapuram to nab managing trustee of home Dr Kavitha, her husband Lakshman and daughters Shreya and Shruthi on May 27. "He took Rs1.72 lakh and 18 sovereigns of gold from them for not arresting Kavitha's husband Lakshman and her daughters in the case and threatened them with dire consequences, if they were to reveal the incident to anyone. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo However, all the four were eventually arrested." The family, in their statement to police, revealed the incident, which Navaneethakrishnan initially denied. "He confessed to the crime today (Saturday). The Mahalingapuram police subsequently registered a case against him for extortion and criminal intimidation and arrested him. Further investigation is on," the source said.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Letters to The Editor — May 21, 2025
NEET-UG and conduct I write this letter as a former Director of Entrance Exams and Admission, Anna University, Chennai. The NEET-UG 2025 has had fewer 'irregularities' this time when compared to its earlier editions, especially last year. Question paper leaks, impersonation and outsourcing of the key from outside an exam hall are some of the malpractices. Anna University Chennai, which admitted students to all of its programmes after an entrance test, eliminated all such malpractices. The question papers were objective type, with four answers for each question (one correct answer and three distractors). The so-called jumbling of questions was done most effectively. The jumbling (changing the order of occurrence) of questions in NEET-UG is of two stages: jumbling the sections of the paper, and jumbling the questions within each section. In total, four versions of the question paper are used. During my tenure at Anna University, there were at least five versions of question papers. The candidate was not told which version he/she was using. Electronically, the version would be captured from the serial number of the question booklet and the OMR sheet. When it comes to the jumbling of questions, not only were the questions jumbled but even the answers were too. The National Testing Agency (NTA) can consider the jumbling of answers in the next NEET-UG. P.V. Navaneethakrishnan, Chennai
