SP volunteers arrested for attempting to stage stir on murder

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:22 [IST]

Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) Police took into custody 50 volunteers of the Tamil Nadu unit of Samajwadi Party(SP) and Yadhavmaha Saba, today when they attempted to take out a procession to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's residence, to submit a memorandum to him for suitable action against those involved in the murder of Yadhav Mahasabha Secretary Pandiyamani at Tiruvotriyur in the city, a few days ago.

Police said the volunteers, including their leaders, Elango Yadav and Neelamegan Yadav, who were held, wanted the Government to sanction suitable compensation to the family of late Pandiyamani, besides arresting the culprits involved in the murder..

All of them were let off this evening, police added.

UNI

Topics: AGITATION-TN-SP VOLUNTEERS

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