On Wednesday, Ranipet district police arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of two Dalit men near Arokkanam, Tamil Nadu.
The officer confirmed that the six accused, including the four arrested on Thursday – Sounder, Nandakumar, Ajith and Madan have been booked under several sections for crimes against scheduled communities and scheduled tribes act, other than charges under the Indian Penal Code, reported The News Minute.
While members of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) in the district allege that the murders were pre-meditated and were caused by political tensions, the police chief has denied this.
He said to The News Minute that this was just a sudden provocation. The Dalit men were going by bike when they waved their hand at a member of the Vanniyar community thinking it was one of their friends. The dominant community member got offended by this and thought they were being arrogant. A scuffle broke out and both sides called their friends. Members of the Vanniyar community then came with weapons to the spot.buy levitra professional online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/levitra-professional.html no prescription
Further SP claims that none of the accused are members of any party.
However, VCK alleges that members of the upper class community were ticked off over the campaigning done by the two murdered men or the VCK candidate in the constituency who was competing against an AIADMK candidate.
Bakiyaraj, the VCK’s Union secretary said that “there was already previous animosity between the two groups for over two years. The Dalit men have been complaining about the sand mining in the region and also about how these trucks are speeding in areas where children reside”.