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Man hacked, as dalit factions clash
TNN, Jul 26, 2010, 05.42am IST
VIRUDHUNAGAR: A 45-year-old man was hacked to death, while several
others were injured in a group clash between people belonging to two
scheduled castes in T Puthupatti village of Virudhunagar on Sunday.
According to the police, P Karuppaiah belonging to one of the groups
was hacked to death in the village on Sunday afternoon, triggering
tension there. A posse of policemen was deployed in Puthupatti, where
the situation was brought under control only after the police fired 12
rounds in the air to disperse the warring villagers. The police were
not aware of the exact number of injured. A few houses belonging to
one group were ransacked. No one has been arrested so far, as all the
men were on the run, police said.
Trouble started between the people of Parayar and Pallar castes in the
village four days ago in a bus. What started as a wordy duel
culminated in the murder of Karuppiah on Sunday afternoon. After
Karuppiah was fatally attacked, the rival group started attacking
members of the other caste and ransacking their houses . Soon both
groups entered into a street fight armed with knives and logs. Police
rushed to the spot and lobbed tear gas shells and fired warning shots
in the air, after which situation came under control. Senior police
officials are camping in the village.
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