Tamil Nadu/Alive News: A police sub-inspector died after being assaulted while trying to stop a group of youths from bursting firecrackers on a road in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
According to South Zone IG Vijayendra Bidari, the incident took place on Sunday night when Sub-Inspector Senthil Kumar was returning home in plain clothes after completing his duty. During the journey, he noticed some youths bursting firecrackers on the road.
He objected to their actions, saying that bursting crackers on the road caused inconvenience to the public, and asked them to move aside. When the youths refused, he began recording the incident on his mobile phone.
As he attempted to catch one of the youths, he was allegedly attacked, lost his balance and fell to the ground. A police patrol team reached the spot and rushed him to a hospital, where he died during treatment.
Senthil Kumar was posted at the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) office in Theni district. Police also said he had a pre-existing heart condition.
Following an inspection of the crime scene, the district Superintendent of Police confirmed that three people had been arrested.
Three Murders Reported in Tiruchirappalli on Diwali
Meanwhile, three people were allegedly murdered in separate incidents in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli district on Diwali. Two of the victims were 17-year-old boys.
In the first incident, two teenagers were attacked with sharp-edged weapons near the Samayapuram toll plaza on the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli.
In another incident near Irungalur, a 20-year-old employee of a private IT company in Chennai was allegedly stabbed to death. Reports said he was attacked with an iron wrench following an argument over bursting firecrackers.
