Special sub-inspector arrested in Salem district for beating man to death

A particular sub-inspector (SSI) in Salem district was arrested and booked for homicide on Wednesday after a 47-year-old farmer, whom he indiscriminately beat with a lathi on Tuesday night, died.

The sufferer, A. Murugesan of Edayappati, was assaulted by SSI Periyasamy on the Pappinaickenpatti checkpost in the Yethapur police station limits in Salem district. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the assault was triggered by an argument Murugesan had in an inebriated state with the uniformed personnel.

Murugesan’s nephew stated he had captured the incident on his telephone to convey out the police brutality and fact. Photo: Special Arrangement  

Video clips of the SSI thrashing the sufferer, ignoring pleas for mercy, had been shared broadly on social media and served as a chilling reminder of the deaths of Jayaraj, a dealer, and his son J. Bennicks after they had been crushed up on the Sattankulam police station in Thoothukudi precisely a yr in the past.

In the video, Murugesan’s family members had been heard pleading with the police to let him go. The policeman stopped wielding the lathi solely after Murugesan fell unconscious. The video was shot by a relative of the deceased. Three constables — Murugan, Divakar and Balaji — of the Tamil Nadu Special Battalion had been on obligation and had been witness to the incident.

Police sources stated Murugesan, alongside together with his family members T. Sivan Babu, 33, and R. Shankar, 23, was crossing the check-post on a two-wheeler once they had been intercepted by the SSI. Since they had been in an inebriated state, their automobile was impounded. This triggered an alternate of phrases between Murugesan and the SSI, main to the assault.

After Murugesan fell unconscious, his family members took him to the Primary Health Centre at Thumbal and later admitted him to the Government Hospital at Attur. But the docs there referred him to the Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, the place he died on Wednesday morning. The sufferer is survived by his spouse Annakili, 37, daughters Jeyapriya, 18, a primary yr B.Com pupil, and Jeyabrindha, 12, a Plus two pupil and son Kavipriyan, 13, a Class 8 pupil.

As the information of the incident unfold, the sufferer’s family members gathered outdoors the Yethapur police station, demanding motion in opposition to the SSI. Police personnel had been deployed to forestall any untoward incident.

Based on a criticism from the sufferer’s brother, A. Duraisamy, a case below Section 176 of the Cr.PC (inquiry by Justice of the Peace into explanation for death) was registered by the Yethapur police. Later, the Section was altered to 302 (homicide) and the SSI was arrested.

C. Maheswari, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Salem Range, and M. Sree Abhinav, Superintendent of Police, held inquiries on the station. Murugesan’s family members and PMK functionaries submitted a petition to the SP, demanding a authorities job for a member of the deceased’s household, moreover ample compensation. They stated they might agree to a autopsy provided that their calls for had been met.

Later, PMK president G.K. Mani assured the sufferer’s family members that he would take up the difficulty with the Chief Minister. Following his assurance, they agreed to a autopsy.