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Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
Tamil Nadu cop killed while intervening in family dispute
A special police sub inspector was hacked to death Tuesday night while trying to resolve a domestic dispute at a farm in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district. The deceased has been identified as M Shanmugavel, 57. He along with constable Azhagu Raja, both attached to Gudimangalam police station, got a call around 11 pm regarding an altercation at a farm between a father and his two sons. The three — Manikandan, Thangapandian and their father Moorthy — lived and worked on the estate. A fight began between Moorthy and Thangapandian. Shanmugavel tried to protect the father. But enraged over police intervention, Manikandan allegedly attacked Shanmugavel with a sickle, who died on the spot. The accused are absconding. IGP (West Zone) T Senthil Kumar said 6 teams have been formed. CM M K Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore.
News18
4 days ago
- News18
Tamil Nadu Cop Intervenes In Father-Son's Violent Clash, They Chase And Kill Him With A Sickle
Last Updated: As the cop reached the spot, the father was injured in an attack allegedly by his sons. They attacked the police officer and hacked him to death. A police officer was killed in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district after he intervened in a violent altercation between a father and his two sons, according to officials. The incident took place on late Monday night near Udumalpet, when Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) of police, Shanmugavel, responded to a distress call to emergency services about a fight between the father Murthy and sons – Thangapandian and Manikandan – who were allegedly under the influence of alcohol at an estate in Kudimangalam, which was owned by a local AIADMK MLA, NDTV reported. The two sons had attacked their father. As the police officer reached the spot, he intervened between them and attempted to make an arrangement of ambulance for the injured father. However, while he was speaking with the elder son Thangapandian, the younger son Manikandan, who was in hiding, allegedly attacked Shanmugavel with a sickle, the outlet reported. After this, the injured father and the elder son joined the attack and chased him, and allegedly hacked him to death. The officer's driver escaped the crime scene and informed the cops about the crime. The cops formed multiple teams to nab the accused after they were reported to have absconded since the incident. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced financial assistance of Rs 1 crore for the police official's family. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
On eve of global plastic talks, DMK MP pushes India to take ‘lead role'
Ahead of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations, which began in Geneva on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) Member of Parliament Thamizhachi Thangapandian submitted a memorandum to Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, on Monday, exhorting that India play a 'lead role' in advocating a 'robust, time bound and enforceable agreement' to address the full life cycle of plastic. Ms. Thangapandian expressed her position on behalf of the Interparliamentary Coalition to End Plastic Pollution (ICPP). This is a collective of Parliamentarians from about 30 countries who are pushing for stronger action from member states on addressing plastic pollution. Their position doesn't necessarily converge with their countries' current stance at the Plastics Treaty negotiations, formally called the International Negotiations Committee (INC 5.2) meeting. Since 2022, when the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a mandate to create the world's first Plastics Treaty, 190 member-countries have been having regular meetings to evolve a comprehensive agreement, whose ultimate aim is to end humanity's century-old dependence on plastic. This means reigning in plastic production, eliminating plastic waste and putting in measures to ensure that plastic, across its entire life-cycle, is suitably addressed. While countries are all agreed in principle, there are sharp differences on the approach to this. Some countries insist on a cap on production, others are dead against it; others aver that improving plastic waste recycling is adequate; yet others say that developed countries must pay developing countries for the costs of transitioning to a non-plastic economy. Despite five meetings since 2022, there has been no agreed document on the way forward. The 5th edition of talks at Busan, South Korea, were expected to be conclusive but resulted in a complete stalemate requiring negotiations in Geneva, called International Negotiations Committee 5.2, which is officially expected to continue until the 14th of this month. A firm treaty will pave the way for the annual Conference of Parties (COP) talks, akin to the UN climate negotiations. At the Busan talks, India expressed its inability to agree to production cuts. 'India would like to state its inability to support any measures to regulate the production of primary plastic polymers as it has larger implications in respect of the right to development of Member States,' said Indian delegation leader Naresh Pal Gangwar of the Environment Ministry, at the plenary. 'India has always been committed to the principle of consensus in decision-making in respect of substantive matters under multilateral environmental agreements. This principle reiterates collective decision-making and reflects shared responsibilities and commitment.' Ms. Thangapandian's letter reflects a more ambitious proposition than India's public position so far. 'The treaty must go beyond voluntary action and must include legally binding obligations that span the entire plastic life cycle from production and design to must support the global call to reduce virgin plastic production. Over 16,000 chemicals are found in plastic products, of which at least 4,200 are known to be should press for a global ban on chemicals of concern,' Ms. Thangapandian, who represents the South Chennai constituency in Parliament, said in her letter. 'In this endeavour, Tamil Nadu's pioneering ban on single-use plastics and its Dravidian-Model-based community waste-management systems offer powerful domestic success stories that India can proudly project as models during the Geneva negotiations.'
