The SIT arrested the accused identified as Manikandan of Pusapadi village in Salem district after analyzing the viral video of the incident in Kallakurichi.
The SIT arrested the accused identified as Manikandan of Pusapadi village in Salem district after analyzing the viral video of the incident in Kallakurichi.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe Kallakurichi riots One person has been arrested on Tuesday night in connection with setting fire to a police bus during an unprecedented incident. Violence in private school premises On July 17 at Kaniyamoor near Chinna Salem in the district.
The SIT, after analyzing the viral video of the incident, arrested the accused, identified as Manikandan, of Pusapadi village in Salem district. He was produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court II at Kallakurichi and remanded to 15 days judicial custody.
Police sources said the search operation is on and the rioters are being identified through CCTV footage installed on the Salem-Chennai National Highway and toll plazas. Mobile phone numbers of persons involved in large-scale violence and riots were also being analyzed by tracing the cellphone networks around the campus.
Meanwhile, the police are also identifying those who left their two-wheelers in the premises of the private school during the violence. A total of 309 people have been arrested so far for their involvement in the riots in the school premises.