10 MLAs booked for assembling in front of Velumani’s house
The Hindu
200-odd persons booked for unlawful assembly, violation of COVID-19 norms
The police have registered cases against 10 MLAs and three former MLAs of the AIADMK who assembled in front of the residence of former Minister S.P. Velumani at Sugunapuram here on Tuesday in protest against the searches conducted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. They are among 200-odd persons who were booked by the Kuniyamuthur police in three cases on various charges, including unlawful assembly and violation of COVID-19 safety norms. MLAs Amman K. Arjunan, A.K. Selvaraj, P.R.G. Arun Kumar, S. Damodaran, Pollachi V. Jayaraman, C. Mahendran, Amul Kandasamy, K.R. Jayaram, M.S.M. Anandan and V.P. Kandasamy, and former MLAs O.K. Chinnaraj, Ettimadai A. Shanmugam and V. Kasthuri Vasu were booked along with 187 party workers in one case. They were accused of offences under Sections 143 (punishment for unlawful assembly), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) of the IPC.More Related News