M Madasamy, the victim, has been receiving treatment at the 'surgical step down' ward in Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital for the past 11 days. Madasamy climbed palm trees at Thalaiyalnadanthan Kulam village near Kayathar in the Thoothukudi district for a living. On April 23, Kayathar police whisked away Madasamy from a palmyra groove based on a complaint that he was …
