A Dalit woman P. Indumathi, 25, who was elected president of the Navakkaneri Village Panchayat in Tirupattur district, has been missing since Saturday. The Ambur police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating.
Police said Indumathi’s husband U. Pandian, 31, had filed the complaint. A special team has been formed to investigate the case.
According to the complainant, the president of the reserved panchayat did not return home after she went to buy milk in a nearby shop in Sholayur village around 5 p.m. on Saturday. She remained untraceable since then.