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TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK leader hacked to death, party workers stage protest

Four Special Teams Have Been Constituted To Arrest The Culprits, Said The Police

PTI | Updated on: 27 May 2019, 12:06:14 AM
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Sivaganga:

The union secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, Saravanan, was hacked to death by unidentified persons in Sivaganga on Sunday, the police said. Four special teams have been constituted to arrest the culprits, they said.

Saravanan was killed when he was taking his morning walk, the police said, adding the motive behind the killing was being investigated. The police said AMMK leaders and activists, including district secretary Umadevan, refused to accept Saravanan's body in protest. They demanded the culprits be arrested.

Superintendent of Police Jayachandran assured the AMMK men swift would be taken action in the matter.

Police personnel were deployed at the government hospital in the city where the AMMK leader's body was kept.

The SP said 20 people have been detained in connection with the killing.

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First Published : 27 May 2019, 12:06:14 AM

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