2 days ago
10 detained under Goondas Act in Tirunelveli City, Tenkasi district
A total of 10 persons including two accused arrested under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) and six ganja peddlers were detained under the Goondas Act in Tirunelveli City and Tenkasi district on Thursday.
According to Commissioner of Police Santosh Hadimani, six persons, all disrupting the law and order and selling ganja, were arrested and detained under the Goondas Act in Tirunelveli City.
After the police filed cases on various occasions against S. Suresh, 39, and E. Seeni Mariappan, 33, of Melapalayam, V. Arumuga Nainar, 39, and his younger brother V. Lakshmanan, 37, of Tirunelveli Town, M. Abdul Khader, 31, of Pettai, and T. Selvam, 41, of Thaazhaiyooththu and arrested them for undermining law and order and selling ganja.
All the six were detained under the Goondas Act on Thursday as per the order from Mr. Santosh Hadimani.
In Tenkasi district, M. Masanamuthu alias Kumar, 27, of Indra Nagar was arrested by the Sankarankovil All Women Police recently after he allegedly misbehaved with a nine-year-old girl who had come to her grandmother's house for the summer vacation.
The Alangulam All Women Police arrested T. Suresh, 27, of Madaththur here for allegedly attempting to sexually assault two girl children aged six and 10 during the temple festival held in Alangulam area recently.
History-sheeter C. Manikandan alias 'Vaaththu' Manikandan, 24, of Ponnaakkudi Samaththuvapuram near Palayamkottai, who is facing five cases in various places of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts, was arrested by the Chokkampatti police for robbery.
The Chokkampatti police also arrested S. Mahendrakumar, 28, of Melaneelithanallur, who is facing several cases for selling ganja, for allegedly in possession of the narcotic substance for selling it to his customers.
Based on the recommendation from Superintendent of Police S. Aravind, District Collector A.K. Kamal Kishore detained them under the Goondas Act on Thursday.
