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Dalit panchayat president injured in attack by gang
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Jun 14 : A dalit woman panchayat president
was critically injured in an attack by an unidentified armed gang at
Thalayuthu in Tirunelveli district, triggering a tense situation, late
last night.
Police said this morning that P Krishna Veni (42), Thalayuthu
Panchayat President, was going in an autorickshaw to her home from
Panchayat Office, when the gang waylaid her at an isolated place and
attacked her with sickles at 2300 hrs last night.
The critically injured Krishna Veni was rushed to Government Medical
College Hospital here where her condition was stated to be critical.
Krishna Veni belongs to a dalit community. She had faced several
hinderances from the upper caste Hindus of the village.
She had won the best Panchayat President award from various
organizations. A large number of police men were deployed in and
around Thalayuthu to prevent any untoward incident in the aftermath of
the deadly attack on the Dalit Panchayat President.
Sankar Nagar police registered a case and were searching the
assailants. The motive behind the attack was under investigation,
police added.
- Agencies
Jun 14, 2011
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