The Perambalur district police on Wednesday, arrested 13 persons in connection with a scuffle that broke out between members of the DMK and the BJP, at the office of the Deputy Director of Geology and Mining, in the Perambalur District Collectorate on October 30, 2023.
Police sources identified the arrested persons as K. Anbazhagan, 47; P. Dharmaraj, 30; A. Kudiyarasan, 46; R. Anbuselvan, 36; P. Lenin, 48; G. Karunanidhi, 37; P. Elankannan, 33; M. Chellam, 33; P. Periyasamy, 43; P. Marimuthu, 43; P. Sivakumar, 51; K. Karunanidhi, 33; and S. Prabhakaran, 37, all natives of Perambalur and Ariyalur districts. Some of the arrested persons are members of the DMK, police sources said.
The men were arrested in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act at the Perambalur police station, based on a complaint preferred by P. Jayapal, Assistant Director, Department of Geology and Mining.
