Law enforcement authorities in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, arrested five caste Hindu men under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act following the brutal murder of a 41-year-old Dalit man. The victim, identified as Balamurugan, was ambushed by an armed gang wielding sickles while he was refueling his two-wheeler at a commercial petrol bunk within the Thalamuthu Nagar police limits. The assailants inflicted multiple grievous chop wounds before fleeing the scene on motorcycles, leaving the victim to succumb to his injuries on the spot.
The Thalamuthu Nagar police registered a criminal case and formed special tactical squads that tracked down and apprehended all five accused individuals within twenty-four hours of the assault. District administrative and police leadership deployed additional security personnel to sensitive neighborhood pockets to prevent caste-based communal friction following the killing. Senior officers assured the victim’s grieving family that statutory monetary compensation and government support measures mandated under the SC/ST Act would be disbursed swiftly as prosecutors prepare charges for a fast-track judicial hearing.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/five-caste-hindus-held-for-sc-mans-murder-in-thoothukudi/article71652868.ece