SIT to unearth conspiracy behind Kallakurichi riots
The Hindu
Team, headed by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Praveen Kumar Abhinapu, will take action against those who had spread fake news in the social media
The Tamil Nadu police have formed a Special Investigation Team to unearth the conspiracy behind the Kallakurichi riots on Sunday following the death of a Class XII girl student on the hostel premises of a private school on July 13, 2022.
Acting on the directions of the Madras High Court, State Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu formed the SIT to be headed by Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Salem Range, Praveen Kumar Abhinapu.
“The SIT shall unearth the entire conspiracy behind this incident, identify all the violators who are captured very well in the video footage, the persons who formed WhatsApp groups, spread false news which resulted in rioting, and take action as per law,” the DGP said.
Mr. Babu said the SIT would also take appropriate action to identity those who used YouTube to spread fake news and conducted parallel trials. Such YouTube channels would be blocked. The team was told to file a status report before the Madras High Court on the next date of hearing on the nature of investigation conducted in identifying the perpetrators of the crime.
While Mr. Abhinapu was allowed to choose his team of officers to assist in the investigation, the DGP named two Superintendents of Police rank officers - S. Radhakrishnan, Commandant, 5th Battalion, Avadi, and M. Kingshlin, Superintendent of Police, Crime Against Women and Children, Chennai, and three Additional Superintendents of Police, to assist the team.
The SIT would take over all the cases registered in the Chinnasalem police station relating to the incident. Besides various Sections of IPC, including rioting, the local police had also invoked provisions under the Tamil Nadu Public Property Damages Act.
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