Goondas Act on ‘CD’ Mani, sports coach P.Nagarajan
The Hindu
The city police have detained gangster ‘CD’ Mani, who was recently arrested, and P. Nagarajan, a sports coach facing sexual harassment charges, under the Goondas Act.Recently Mani was arrested by the
The city police have detained gangster ‘CD’ Mani, who was recently arrested, and P. Nagarajan, a sports coach facing sexual harassment charges, under the Goondas Act. Recently Mani was arrested by the police after a dramatic chase when he attempted to escape after firing on the police and jumped from a bridge in Porur. He was injured and later admitted to hospital. On discharge, he was arrested and remanded. P. Manikandan, alias ‘CD’ Mani, is facing more than 30 criminal cases for offences including kidnap, extortion at gunpoint, attempt to murder and murder. The detention order was passed by City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal to prevent him from indulging in further criminal activities.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.