Vengaivayal case: Villagers stage sit-in protest as police restrict movement
2 months ago

Vengaivayal case: Villagers stage sit-in protest as police restrict movement

The Hindu  

The residents of Vengaivayal in Pudukkottai district staged a sit-in protest at the village on Saturday after the police prevented them from taking part in a demonstration organised by the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi in Pudukkottai town. We demand permission to join the protests outside.” As against the usual team of police personnel deployed for security every day, more than 150 police personnel, under the supervision of Pudukkottai ADSP M Muralitharan, were stationed in the village on Saturday at seven key locations, including three major checkpoints surrounding Vengaivayal. Separately, the lawyers’ wing of the VCK submitted a petition at the Vellanur Police Station, seeking permission to enter the village, claiming that the SC villagers required legal aid. Speaking to reporters in Pudukkottai, K. Balakrishnan, Central Committee member and former State secretary of the Communist Party of India, strongly condemned the restrictions imposed by the police on the movement of Vengaivayal residents.

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Protest over Vengaivayal case; 250 detained
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Protest over Vengaivayal case; 250 detained

The Hindu  

Members of the Tamilar Desam Party and Veeramutharaiyar Munnetra Sangam resorted to a road blockade near Anna Statue in Pudukkottai on Saturday, demanding swift action based on the CB-CID report in the case on mixing of human faeces in the drinking water tank at Vengaivayal in the district. Case adjourned Meanwhile, the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases Registered …

Outsiders, political leaders allowed into Vengaivayal after two years for funeral
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Outsiders, political leaders allowed into Vengaivayal after two years for funeral

The Hindu  

For the first time in two years, outsiders and political party representatives were allowed entry into Vengaivayal, as the village witnessed the funeral of Karuppayi, 84, the grandmother of one of the accused in the human waste contamination case, according to the CB-CID report. Karuppayi’s funeral took place on Friday, under police supervision, as her grandson Murali Raja is one …

14 persons held for attempting to protest over the Vengaivayal case in Pudukottai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

14 persons held for attempting to protest over the Vengaivayal case in Pudukottai

The Hindu  

A group of 14 members of the Tamilaga Makkal Puratchi Kazhagam were arrested on Thursday when they attempted to stage a protest over the Vengaivayal issue in Pudukottai town. The group decided to observe a one-day fast to condemn the naming of three Dalit residents of the village as the accused in the chargesheet filed by the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation …

Vengaivayal protest enters fifth day; 21 arrested
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vengaivayal protest enters fifth day; 21 arrested

The Hindu  

The protest by Vengaivayal residents entered the fifth day on Wednesday, as villagers continued to oppose the final report of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department in the case of human faeces being dumped in the village’s overhead water tank in December 2022. The report had named three individuals from the village as accused, a conclusion that the protesters had claimed …

Protest by Vengaivayal residents enters third day
2 months ago

Protest by Vengaivayal residents enters third day

The Hindu  

Residents of Vengaivayal village in Pudukkottai district continued their protest for the third consecutive day on Monday, opposing the final report of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department in the incident where human faeces was dumped into the overhead tank in the village in December 2022. Alleging that the report unfairly targeted the affected persons, Vengaivayal villagers protested by tying a …

Vengaivayal residents continue protest, carry black flags
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2 months ago

Vengaivayal residents continue protest, carry black flags

The Hindu  

A cross-section of Vengaivayal villagers staged a sit-in protest for the second consecutive day on Sunday, carrying black flags and opposing the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department arraigning three persons as accused in the 2022 case in the village. The protesters demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case, and said that they would continue their protest …

Vengaivayal Issue: CB-CID Files Chargesheet Against 3 Dalit Men; DMK's Allies Demand CBI Probe
2 months ago

Vengaivayal Issue: CB-CID Files Chargesheet Against 3 Dalit Men; DMK's Allies Demand CBI Probe

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Vengaivayal issue: The Tamil Nadu Crime-Branch CID filed a chargesheet against three Dalit men after completing the probe into 2022 Vengaivayal caste crime case, where human faeces were mixed into overhead tank used by SC/ST people. In December 2022, Vengaivayal caste crime case occurred in Pudukottai district and came to light when villagers started to fall ill. Political Parties Demand …

Vengaivayal case: CB-CID report gets mixed response
2 months ago

Vengaivayal case: CB-CID report gets mixed response

The Hindu  

The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department’s status report on the Vengaivayal case, filed in the Madras High Court, has drawn mixed response from residents of Vengaivayal and Eraiyur villages in Pudukkottai district. The report has identified Murali Raja, 32; Sudarshan, 20; and Muthukrishnan, 22 — all from Vengaivayal and belonging to the Scheduled Caste — as the accused in the case …

Political parties question delay in Vengaivayal investigation in T.N.
1 year, 11 months ago

Political parties question delay in Vengaivayal investigation in T.N.

The Hindu  

Legislators of three political parties on Tuesday questioned in the Assembly the delay by the Crime Branch CID police in identifying the offenders in the incident of human faeces found in the overhead tank that supplied water to the Scheduled Caste residents of Vengaivayal in Pudukkottai district. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi MLA S.S. Balaji said it was surprising that the Tamil …

Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP
2 years, 1 month ago

Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked for the report on the action taken, from Pudukottai District Collector and Superintendent of Police, regarding the incident in Vengaivayal village. The Commission had issued a notice to both of the authorities early this month based on the representation made to the Commission by Ilamurugu Muthu, executive president, Ambedkar People Movement. Mr. …

Expedite CB-CID probe in Vengaivayal case, demand activists
2 years, 1 month ago

Expedite CB-CID probe in Vengaivayal case, demand activists

The Hindu  

Members of Tamil Nadu Untouchability Front on Monday staged a protest near Collectorate here demanding arrest of those who mixed human faeces in an overhead water tank in Vengaivayal in Pudukottai district. Led by its district president R. Sasikala, the protestors raised slogans to expedite the probe launched by CB-CIB and to put the offenders behind bars under provisions of …

Government will take strong action against those involved in Vengaivayal incident: Stalin
2 years, 2 months ago

Government will take strong action against those involved in Vengaivayal incident: Stalin

The Hindu  

Responding to a special calling attention motion in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on the Vengaivayal incident, Chief Minister M.K. A special investigation team, monitored by the Pudukkottai Superintendent of Police, was constituted; it had inquired with 70 individuals so far, Mr. Stalin said. “Appropriate action will be taken to arrest those who were really involved in the incident.” Listing the …

Dalit activists demand Tamil Nadu government to declare Vengaivayal as ‘untouchability-prone’ hamlet
2 years, 2 months ago

Dalit activists demand Tamil Nadu government to declare Vengaivayal as ‘untouchability-prone’ hamlet

The Hindu  

The Dalit activists from Madurai and southern districts have demanded the Tamil Nadu government to declare Vengaivayal in Pudukottai district as untouchability-prone hamlet. Many of the notable Dalit writers and activists have taken to social media to criticise the ‘nonchalant’ attitude of the district administration, the government and the police machinery in Pudukottai district. South Zone IGP hailed Senior advocate …

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