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2 criminals ransack police station in Madurai

1 2 3 4 Madurai: Two anti-social elements ransacked the V Chatrapatti police station under Madurai rural district police limits in the early hours of Saturday after picking up an argument with a head constable. While police are on the lookout for the suspects, Thirumangalam MLA and deputy leader of opposition R B Udhayakumar was not allowed to enter the station when he arrived later. According to the police, around 1am, head constable Palpandi was on duty when two people not known to him suddenly trespassed into the police station and got into an argument with him. The duo then damaged the computer and desk inside the station before fleeing. As word got out, many people raised concerns over security and safety in the area with AIADMK MLA R B Udhayakumar arriving to submit a petition. Though he and party cadres tried to enter the station they were stopped by police, saying investigation was going on. "As a people's representative of this constituency, all I wanted was to inspect the police station where the attack by anti-social elements happened. People's well-being always comes first. But I'm being stopped unjustly," said Udhayakumar. Saying that even a police station was not safe, he held a dharna near the station. Police detained him and other AIADMK cadres at a marriage hall. Madurai district superintendent of police B K Arvind said investigation revealed that the ones who ransacked V Chatrapatti police station are M Prabhakaran alias Porali Prabhakaran and his friend. "Prabhakaran seems to have done these actions personally. He was angry as he believed his father Muthuvel was wrongly being detained and investigated by Dindigul police in a case," he added. Four special teams have been formed to trace and arrest the two accused. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .