NCSC seeks report on assault on woman at DMK grama sabha meet

Five persons including four women were allegedly assaulted during the Makkal Grama Sabha  meeting at Devarayapuram.
For representational purposes (Photo | Express Illustrations)
For representational purposes (Photo | Express Illustrations)

COIMBATORE: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has directed the DGP and Coimbatore SP to submit a report on the alleged assault against a woman and a few others during  a DMK meeting held on January 2 in Coimbatore. Five persons including four women were allegedly assaulted during the Makkal Grama Sabha  meeting at Devarayapuram.

It happened when one of participants, V Poongodi (40) an AIADMK functionary, tried to ask DMK chief MK Stalin a question. Stalin told her to leave the meeting and asked police to take her out of the venue. As she was led out, a few DMK supporters allegedly assaulted Poongodi and her supporters.

According to SP Ara Arularasu, cases were registered against four DMK cadre under sections on 3 (1) (r) and (s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. S T Kalyanasundaram, founder-president of Aathi Thamilar Peravai took the issue to the notice of NCSC. The commission directed the officials to file a report in 15 days. ENS

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