Three persons were arrested on Sunday, January 28, 2024 for assaulting a local BJP functionary at the Rajasthan Jothpur Haryana Dhaba in Kulithalai Zameen village, around 10 kms from Ambur town in Tirupattur, on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44).
Police said the arrested persons were identified as Mohammed Ismail (25), K. Wasim (24) and S. Babu (24). All of them are labourers and belong to Valathur village near Gudiyatham town. The victim was identified as S. Lokesh Kumar (44), the district secretary for BJP for Gudiyatham Panchayat Union in Vellore. He is a resident of Mannady Street in Gudiyatham town.
Police said along with his friend K. Ashok Kumar (43), Mr. Lokesh Kumar inspected spots on the national highway in Madhanur near Ambur town to erect BJP banners as part of preparatory works for the BJP’s state president K. Annamalai’s En Mann, En Makkal Padayatra in Vellore district that will start at Gudiyatham from February 2 (Friday). On their return, the duo decided to have dinner at the dhaba on the highway.
