HC directs police to arrest accused responsible for violence

The Madras High Court today directed police to take steps to execute non-bailable warrants and arrest the accused responsible for the violence that broke out during a function organised by an outfit of the Pattali Makkal Katchi in 2013.
The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R. Mahadevan, perused the status report filed by the Inspector of police, Marakkanam, and directed police to take appropriate steps to arrest the accused against whom NBWs have not been executed till date.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by an advocate seeking a direction to transfer the investigation to CBI from Marakkanam police.

The court also directed the Judicial Magistrate-I of Tindivanam, where the case is in progress, to file a status report.
The petitioner alleged that a mob of 150 Vanniar community people had attacked Dalits on April 25, 2013 while they were going to 'Chithirai Muzhu Nilavu Peruvizha' function conducted by the Vanniyar Sangam,a PMK outfit.
Seeking a probe by CBI, the petitioner said "except registering the FIRs, the Marakkanam police did not even record the statement of victims and further state police has not arrested even a single person with respect to the atrocities committed against Dalits.