The Neyveli Township police have booked a case against Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss and 197 PMK cadres in connection with the picketing of NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) arch gate in Neyveli on Friday, July 28.
The police said permission was not granted for the protest.
The police have invoked IPC sections 143 (punishment for unlawful assembly) and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) against Mr. Anbumani and 197 others. After delivering speech during the protest condemning NLCIL’s takeover of acquired fertile lands in the region, the PMK cadres led by Mr. Anbumani attempted to force their way through the barricades placed in front of the arch gate and picketed the Central Public Sector Enterprise.