Residents of Pachapalayam area, who had come to lay siege to the DSP's office near Palladam to submit a memorandum demanding various demands, traffic was disrupted for about an hour as they blocked the road in anger over the delay in receiving the petition.
Tirupur: Residents of Pachapalayam blocked the road in front of the DSP's office near Palladam.
A complaint has been lodged at the police station alleging that 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments were stolen from the marriage hall of Makaliamman temple in Pachapalayam this morning. In the theft complaint, Nataraj of the DMK allegedly spread slander on WhatsApp that the police had taken R K Raja and DMK member Ayyasamy of the anti-crematorium protest group for questioning.
DMK city secretary Rajendra Kumar and 8th ward councillor Suganya's husband Jagadeesh are said to have been instigating various issues due to malice against the people protesting against the electric crematorium.
The people of the area were very disturbed by this.
The people of Pachapalayam area gheraoed the office of the Superintendent of Police and staged a protest demanding an inquiry and action against the above mentioned persons.
Angered by the delay in receiving the complaint, the public suddenly blocked the Trichy-Coimbatore national highway. Due to this, traffic was disrupted in the area.
Inspector Manikandan held talks with the public who continued to raise slogans and assured them that action would be taken.
Following this, the affected people met Deputy Superintendent of Police Soumya in person and submitted a complaint. The incident of a sudden road blockade by the public who had come to file a petition created a stir in the area.