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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Land cheating case: CB-CID searches seven locations in Namakkal
NAMAKKAL: CB-CID police on Monday conducted searches at seven locations, including the premises of a lawyer and the directors of two financial institutions, in connection with cheating a Namakkal businessman in a land deal which forced him to die by suicide. Palanisamy of Thirunagar in Namakkal was a partner in a poultry feed manufacturing company. He died by suicide at his residence on Jan 31, 2024 at the age of 71. He left behind a four-page suicide note in which he alleged that for people, including advocate Ayyavu, were responsible for his death. He mentioned that he had sold land worth Rs 85 lakh to Ayyavu and three others but he had not been paid for the same. In his suicide note, he requested that the land documents be retrieved and handed over to his wife after his death. Palanisamy's wife, Vasantha, filed an appeal in the Madras high court . As directed by the CB-CID, the case was transferred to the CB-CID. Investigators from the Salem CB-CID, including deputy superintendent S Vinoth, and the Namakkal CB-CID police searched in seven locations belonging to four people on Monday.
Time of India
12-07-2025
- Time of India
2,600 kg of banned plastic materials seized from Yercaud shops
SALEM: Block development officials in Yercaud seized 2,600 kg of banned plastic materials, including carry bags, from 28 shops in the hill station on Saturday. The officials collected a fine of Rs 14,000 from the shop owners. A team led by BDO D Palanisamy conducted searches at hotels, bakeries and grocery shops. "We seized 2,600 kg of plastic materials on Saturday," Palanisamy stated, noting that personnel from the BDO office collected fines from the shop owners. He asked all shopkeepers to adhere to the state govt's directive and to utilise only cloth bags. "A fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on a shopkeeper for a first offence. If it occurs a second time, the fine will be Rs 5,000. If a shopkeeper continues to use plastic despite our warnings, their shop will be sealed and closed," he warned, indicating that strict measures would be taken against anyone using plastic carry bags and other plastic materials in their shops. He said that surprise inspections would continue in the coming days in the hill station.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Time of India
Three farmers arrested for assaulting woman
Trichy: Three farmers were arrested on Friday for assaulting a woman cultivating near their field. The accused hit the woman after the water from her field entered their field and soaked their harvested paddy grains. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to sources, the paddy fields of Palanisamy and Indhirani are located next to each other. Palanisamy's sons and Indhirani recently harvested their fields after cultivating summer paddy crops. While Indhirani moved the grains from her field, Palanisamy's sons had kept theirs before the movement. On June 5, Indhirani's husband M Backiyaraj allegedly directed water from a borewell to puddle his field and prepare it for the next cultivation. The excess water drained from Indhirani's field and entered Palanisamy's field, causing inundation and soaking the harvested paddy grains. Palanisamy's sons Loganathan, 25, Subramanian, 27, and son-in-law Karthikeyan, 25, confronted Indhirani that night. The three abused and threatened Indhirani and assaulted her with wooden logs. A case was registered on Friday at Manikandam police station based on the complaint from Backiyaraj. Police arrested Loganathan, Subramanian, and Karthikeyan. The three were booked under BNS sections 296b (abuse), 118-1 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 351-3 (criminal intimidation), and under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act. They were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.
