TNTJ Condemn Police excess in Muthupettai

TIRUVARUR: Tamil Nadu Thouheed Jamaat (TNTJ) has demanded the immediate transfer of four police officials, including the Tiruvarur District Superintendent of Police (SP), allegedly responsible for the police ‘excesses’ following the recent violence in Muthupettai.The volunteers of TNTJ, led by its state president P Jainul Abideen staged a demonstration here on Saturday, condemning the ‘‘excesses’’ by police in Muthupettai.

Later, talking to reporters, Jainul Abideen blamed the police for the communal violence."Not the People from other communities but only the police are responsible for the violent incidents in Muthupettai”, Jainul Abideen charged.The police should not grant permission for any communal organisation to take out a rally in Muthupettai. Voilent incidents take place in Muthupettai as the police grant permission to such organisations, he adds. He charged that the police entered the houses of Muslims in Muthupettai and dragged the innocents to the station and indulged in ‘excesses’ on the garb of interrogation. They, however, did not attempt to arrest the real culprits, he added.He further charged the police with blowing the issue out of proportion and inciting communal violence. He also demanded registration of case against Tiruvarur District Superintendent of Police Anisa Hussain, Deputy Superintendent of Police Perisamy, Sub-Inspector Chandra and Head Constable Chandramohan and immediate transfer of these officials along with all the police personnel attached to Muthupettai police station.Earlier, the demonstrators raised slogans against police personnel responsible for the ‘excesses’.