Human excreta found in water tank in Tamil Nadu, probe ordered

Chennai:

Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police (DGP) on Saturday took note of the incident of human excreta being dumped in a water tank supplying drinking water in a Dalit colony in Vengayil village and the CB-CID (Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department) ordered an inquiry. In the event.

“To expedite the investigation and to identify and arrest the accused at the earliest, transfer the case of mixing of human excreta in a water tank of SC residential area to CBCID,” the copy of the DGP’s order said. has been ordered.”

In December last year, an overhead storage tank was mixed with human excreta in Vengaivayal village in the Arunthathiyar community area.

Several children reportedly developed vomiting and diarrhea after drinking this water.

The two-glass system (two-glass system: in places such as teahouses where the upper classes drink from one glass and the other classes from another) is a practice in those regions.

Residents of Vengaivasal in Muttukadu panchayat in Pudukkottai district later complained to the police after they learned that human excreta had been dumped in the overhead water tank that supplies water to the colony.

Following the incident, a petition was filed in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking compensation for over 30 families who drank the water.

The Special Investigation Team is already probing the matter.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had earlier on Wednesday said that the incident showed that caste discrimination and untouchability existed in some sections of the society.

“The issue has exposed the prevalence of caste discrimination and untouchability in some localities. Untouchability is sad and condemnable. A new water tank and distribution pipeline was installed for 32 houses. Medical treatment was given to the affected people and clean drinking water Supplies have been supplied. Teams are continuing in the medical village,” Mr. Stalin said.

Responding to a resolution moved by the opposition in the assembly, the chief minister said, “So far 70 people have been questioned and strict action will be taken against the guilty.”

AIADMK MLA Vijaybhakar demanded arrest of those responsible for mixing human excreta in water tanks.

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