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The Hindu
12 hours ago
- The Hindu
Sub-Inspector couple suspended as the police probe their role in Tirunelveli caste killing
Saravanan and Krishnaveni, both Sub-Inspectors attached to the Armed Police, have been placed under suspension after their names figured in the murder of a Scheduled Caste youth by their son in Tirunelveli district. While their son Surjith, 23, was arrested for the murder of Kavin Selvaganesh, 27, an IT employee from Arumugamangalam near Eral in Thoothukudi district, on Sunday, investigators were questioning Saravanan and his wife Krishnaveni to find out their alleged involvement. Acting on the complaint of the victim's mother Tamil Selvi, a school teacher, the Palayamkottai police registered a murder case against Surjith and his parents and invoked different Sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. Assaulted with machete Kavin's family alleged that caste hatred was behind the gruesome murder. Surjith, who belongs to the Most Backward Class, suspected that Kavin was in a relationship with his sister. After assaulting him with a machete several times, he allegedly abused his mother referring to her caste, police sources said. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused made many calls to the victim in the last three days leading to the murder. The weapon used in the offence was seized. Both families were aware that Kavin, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste, and Surjith's sister were friends for a long time. What transpired between the accused and Kavin in phone calls and the reason behind the killing are being probed, the sources said. CCTV footage seized Tirunelveli City Police Commissioner Santosh Hadimani met Kavin's family members on Tuesday and inquired about the sequence of events leading to the murder. A CCTV footage of the crime was seized by the police, the sources said, adding that whether Saravanan and his wife were part of the conspiracy was being checked. Meanwhile, Kavin's family refused to accept his body after post-mortem. They demanded the arrest of the Sub-Inspector couple. The family refused to receive the government compensation. 'We need justice for my son and not compensation,' said Kavin's father Chandrasekar. 'Promise unkept' 'When we refused to accept my son's body, the police and revenue officials promised that they would arrest the couple within 24 hours. However, the promise is yet to be fulfilled, though their names were mentioned as the accused in the First Information Report. So, we demand their arrest,' he said. (With inputs from P. Sudhakar in Tirunelveli)
The Guardian
17-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying 'Free Gaza' and 'Israel is committing genocide', accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation. Officers told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, on Monday evening expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which was banned under terrorism legislation earlier this month. Murton said neither of her signs mentioned Palestine Action. When asked directly whether she supported any proscribed organisations, she replied: 'I do not.' In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: 'Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.' He went on to say that the phrase 'Free Gaza' is 'supportive of Palestine Action', adding it was an offence 'to express an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation, namely Palestine Action is an offence under section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act'. The officer told her she had committed that offence. The officers said they would arrest Murton unless she provided her name and address, which she reluctantly agreed to do. Speaking to the Guardian, Murton said: 'I don't see how anything I was wearing, how anything I was displaying, anything I was saying, could be deemed as supportive of the proscribed group.' 'It's terrifying, I was standing there thinking, this is the most authority, authoritarian, dystopian experience I've had in this country, being told that I'm committing terrorist offences by two guys with firearms.' 'I ended up giving my details, and I really resent the fact I had to do that because I don't think that was lawful at all.' The ban on Palestine Action, the first against a direct action protest group, came into force on 5 July after a high court judge refused to grant the group's co-founder Huda Ammori an injunction suspending it while legal action was pending. In written submissions, Raza Husain KC and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, representing Ammori, warned: 'Proscription of Palestine Action is highly likely to have a wide chilling effect on speech and assembly of those seeking to speak out against Israel's serious violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in Gaza.' During an unsuccessful attempt to appeal against the decision, Ní Ghrálaigh told the court of appeal 'a vast number of individuals who wished to continue protesting would fall foul of the proscription regime due to its lack of clarity'. One of the police officers told Murton they were 'trying to be fair', adding: 'We could have jumped out, arrested you, dragged you off in a van.' Explaining her motivation for the protest, Murton, who lives in Canterbury, said: 'Day to day, people are getting killed, and I can't handle that. I can't handle sitting and doing nothing. Just showing up during rush hour to remind people that Palestine exists and that genocide is happening and try to keep it in the public consciousness – it wasn't motivated by anything other than that.' Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK's law and human rights director, described the footage as 'very concerning'. He added: 'We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to freedom of expression. This video documents one aspect of exactly the kind of thing we were warning about.' A Kent police spokesperson said: 'Under the Terrorism Act it is a criminal offence to carry or display items that may arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation such as Palestine Action.'
The Guardian
17-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying 'Free Gaza' and 'Israel is committing genocide', accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation. Officers told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, on Monday evening expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which was banned under terrorism legislation earlier this month. Murton said neither of her signs mentioned Palestine Action. When asked directly whether she supported any proscribed organisations, she replied: 'I do not.' In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: 'Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.' He went on to say that the phrase 'Free Gaza' is 'supportive of Palestine Action', adding it was an offence 'to express an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation, namely Palestine Action is an offence under section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act'. The officer told her she had committed that offence. The officers said they would arrest Murton unless she provided her name and address, which she reluctantly agreed to do. Speaking to the Guardian, Murton said: 'I don't see how anything I was wearing, how anything I was displaying, anything I was saying, could be deemed as supportive of the proscribed group.' 'It's terrifying, I was standing there thinking, this is the most authority, authoritarian, dystopian experience I've had in this country, being told that I'm committing terrorist offences by two guys with firearms.' 'I ended up giving my details, and I really resent the fact I had to do that because I don't think that was lawful at all.' The ban on Palestine Action, the first against a direct action protest group, came into force on 5 July after a high court judge refused to grant the group's co-founder Huda Ammori an injunction suspending it while legal action was pending. In written submissions, Raza Husain KC and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, representing Ammori, warned: 'Proscription of Palestine Action is highly likely to have a wide chilling effect on speech and assembly of those seeking to speak out against Israel's serious violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in Gaza.' During an unsuccessful attempt to appeal against the decision, Ní Ghrálaigh told the court of appeal 'a vast number of individuals who wished to continue protesting would fall foul of the proscription regime due to its lack of clarity'. One of the police officers told Murton they were 'trying to be fair', adding: 'We could have jumped out, arrested you, dragged you off in a van.' Explaining her motivation for the protest, Murton, who lives in Canterbury, said: 'Day to day, people are getting killed, and I can't handle that. I can't handle sitting and doing nothing. Just showing up during rush hour to remind people that Palestine exists and that genocide is happening and try to keep it in the public consciousness – it wasn't motivated by anything other than that.' Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK's law and human rights director, described the footage as 'very concerning'. He added: 'We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to freedom of expression. This video documents one aspect of exactly the kind of thing we were warning about.' A Kent police spokesperson said: 'Under the Terrorism Act it is a criminal offence to carry or display items that may arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation such as Palestine Action.'
The Hindu
01-07-2025
- The Hindu
Sub-Inspector booked under POCSO Act in Nungambakkam
A sub-inspector attached with Armed Police was booked by All Women police, Nungambakkam under the provisions of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act in Nungambakkam following a complaint from parents of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by him. The girl is nine year old and studying ninth standard. She went missing from her house in Vaikundapuram Sunday evening. She was untraceable despite the parents frantically searching everywhere for three hours. The relatives of the parents learnt that the girl was at a house of sub-inspector attached with Armed police in the neighbourhood and then they rescued her from the house. Reportedly she was under sedation. When the relatives of the parents enquired the inmates of the house on why she was in sedation, the latter did not reply properly. Hence at midnight, the relatives of parents laid siege to the house of sub-inspector demanding action against him besides alleging sexual assault on him. Tension prevailed as two sides were about to clash. Upon receipt of the information, Nungambakkam Police reached the spot and pacificied agitating crowd. Nungambakkam Police received a complaint from the parents and investigated the case. The girl reportedly told the police after she went unconscious at 6 pm and later was unaware of what happened to her. Sources said she had been administered a sedative and was unconscious. Following investigation, the sub-inspector Raju, 45 was booked under Sections- 9(m)( whoever commits sexual assault on a child below twelve years) and 10 (Punishment of Aggravated Sexual assault) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
Sub-inspector booked under Pocso Act
Chennai: A sub-inspector attached to the Armed Police was booked under the Pocso Act at Nungambakkam following a complaint of sexual assault. The parents of a nine-year-old girl filed a complaint at the Nungambakkam all-women police station, saying the SI sexually assaulted their daughter. The nine-year-old girl went missing from her house around 6pm on Sunday. After searching for her for nearly three hours, her parents and relatives found her in a sub-inspector's house. They rescued her from the house. The parents said the child was sedated and was not able to respond to their queries. Later, she told her parents she was sexually assaulted, said police. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai Following this, the relatives of the parents went to the SI's house demanding action against him. A clash broke out and the Nungambakkam police reached the spot and pacified both families. Based on a complaint, police began investigations. The girl told police that she was given an injection and then lost consciousness. Police sent the child for a medical examination to Govt Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMCH). Following the investigation, the sub-inspector Raju, 45, was booked under sections 9(m) (whoever sexually assauls a child below 12 years) and 10 (punishment of aggravated sexual assault) of the Pocso Act. Meanwhile, the SI's family also lodged a complaint saying the allegations were false and that there was already a dispute brewing between both families. Police issued a CSR in connection with this case. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
