Three persons from Salem district were arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), on Wednesday for allegedly damaging police vehicles during the rioting and large-scale violence that broke out on the premises of Sakthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Kaniyamoor near Chinna Salem in the district on July 17 following the death of a class XII girl.
The accused identified as S. Ajith, 26, S. Vijayamani, 39, and S. Ajith, 22 of Attur in Salem district were produced before a local court and remanded to custody.
A police officer said during examination of the CCTV footage, the trio were seen damaging the police vehicles near the school. The accused were absconding since the incident.
