Less than 24 hours after a gang murdered an RTI activist near Chengalpet, after he had approached police over getting death threats for moving the High Court of Madras to remove encroachments in Thirukazhukundram, police on Sunday arrested 7 suspects including a lawyer & launched a hunt for 2 more.
The attack of Sarbudeen, a resident of Rudhrankoil Street in Thirukazhukundram, with the assailants repeatedly attacking him with sickles & knives till he collapsed to the ground, was caught on a CCTV camera & helped police crack the case. The slain man is survived by his wife & their three daughters.
Sarbudeen first approached the Chengalpet collector, asking him to order including the removal of encroachments on Market Street & Mosque Street in Thirukazhukundram. When there was no desired response, he filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Madras HC which directed the district authorities to take appropriate action.
On Saturday morning, he received a threat call & filed a complaint with police. In the afternoon, near Mettu Mangalam, he got into a car when a gang on two bikes attacked him with deadly weapons.
Police later arrested Rahman, Mansoor Ali, Ibrahim, Naseem, Rahman, Farooque & Vellai Saleem, with the last named, a lawyer, the mastermind.
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