4 arrested for attacking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu: Police

Coimbatore:

Four people, including two members of the Hindu Munnani Sanghatana, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody for allegedly attacking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore city.

The arrests came on Monday after migrant workers were allegedly attacked and thrashed near the Mahaliamman temple here on Sunday night.

According to the police, two of the four arrested were found under the influence of alcohol.

Addressing a press conference here yesterday, Coimbatore Police Commissioner V Balakrishnan said, “Four people, including two youths from the organization ‘Hindu Munnani’, have been arrested for allegedly attacking migrant workers on March 12. All the accused were in an inebriated condition at the time of the incident.” Event. A case has been registered against all four at the Variety Hall Road police station.

Further investigation is on in the matter.

Notably, the issue of alleged ‘attacks’ on migrants came to the fore after unverified reports on social media claimed that migrant laborers were targeted in Tamil Nadu.

Earlier this month, a team from Bihar led by Balamurugan IAS also visited Tamil Nadu to take stock of the matter. The team visited Tiruppur and met the district administration and police officials to know about the action taken so far in the matter. Bihar government officials also interacted with migrant workers from Bihar in Chennai.

On 9 March, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin attacked the BJP, accusing it of spreading rumors about attacks on migrant labourers. The Chief Minister further said that no such incident happens in Tamil Nadu and the delegates from Bihar have returned with full satisfaction.

The alleged attack on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu had triggered a massive political uproar in both the states. The LJP chief had attacked the Chief Minister of Bihar on this issue.

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