Crime News

A woman’s ‘Bakir’ sexual allegation… the district secretary’s categorical denial… the alleged reconciliation talks at the MLA’s office… and finally a police investigation… are the buzzwords surrounding the Ranipet District Tamil Nadu Victory Association. We investigated it in detail. Vijaymohan is the Ranipet West District TRP Secretary. He contested as the TRP candidate from Arcot constituency in the last assembly election. Although he lost the chance of winning, he is still functioning as an important executive of the party at the district level. A married woman from Arcot Masapettai area has filed a sexual complaint against him in the Chief Minister’s Special Cell. He has also posted a video of himself speaking on social media.

In a similar incident near Walajabad in Ranipet district, a 15-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide after failing the Class 10 public examinations.Two Class 10 students from Tamil Nadu allegedly died by suicide after failing their public examinations. In the first incident, a student from A. Pudukulam village near Manamadurai in Sivaganga district reportedly took the extreme step after failing in Mathematics in the Class 10 public examination results declared on Monday. The girl was studying at the Government Higher Secondary School in Kattanur, Virudhunagar district. According to reports, she scored 45 marks in Tamil, 43 in English, 64 in Science and 51 in Social Science, but secured only 26 marks in Mathematics. The student allegedly died by suicide at her residence. After receiving information about the incident, Manamadurai police reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it to a government hospital for postmortem examination. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. In a similar incident near Walajabad in Ranipet district, a 15-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide after failing the Class 10 public examinations.

Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in the case of brutally murdering a young man by disfiguring his face and throwing his body into a lake. A youth was hacked to death by unidentified persons in Thanigaipoluur Lake near Arakkonam in Ranipet district on the 5th. The Arakkonam taluka police seized the body, registered a case and sent it to the Vellore Adukkamparai Government Medical College Hospital for autopsy. They were also conducting an investigation into the identity of the murdered person. Hemanathan (A) Chinna (age 23) from P.D. Puthur area near Thiruvananthapuram in Tiruvallur district was identified as a tea master. The special police force was conducting a thorough investigation into the reason for his murder. The initial investigation by the police revealed that Hemanathan (A) Chinna was murdered due to a false connection.Further, the police have arrested the husband Shankar, his wife Kavita and the auto driver Honest, who were involved in this investigation, and are conducting an investigation. During the investigation, it was found that Shankar (age 39), a resident of Keelanthur area near Arakkonam, and his wife Kavita (age 35), both of whom were involved in the construction business. Hemanathan, a resident of P.D. Puthur, had also come to work in the construction business with them. It is said that Kavita and Hemanathan became acquainted and had an illicit relationship. Knowing that Hemanathan and his friend, auto driver Honest (age 33), frequently visit Kavita’s house, her husband Shankar has condemned this. It is also said that auto driver Honest has also developed a crush on Kavita. It is said that Hemanathan, upon learning of this, came to Kavita’s house on the night of the 4th and harassed her a lot. Shankar, who had warned him about this in advance, consoled Hemanathan on the day of the incident, took him in an auto with Honest, and beat him violently with a rolling pin and a knife on the banks of Thanigaipoluur Lake, disfigured his face, and dumped his body. Following this, Shankar, his wife Kavita, and the auto driver Honest were arrested. The police have seized the knife, rolling pin, and auto used in the murder and are conducting an investigation.

The police are investigating the death of a 7-year-old student, with suspicions of food poisoning linked to an expired cake. A 7-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances at a private school near Kavanur in the Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu on Monday, prompting a police investigation. According to police, they are probing all angles, including food poisoning as the cause of death. “The deceased, Mithun, a second-grade student and resident of Thamaraipakkam near Thimiri, had eaten lunch brought from home before returning to class and collapsed softly after,” they said. Soon after the incident, school staff alerted the boy’s parents and rushed him to a nearby private hospital, where he was given first aid and later transferred to the Arcot Government Hospital. However, he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors. “Upon receiving the information, a police team was immediately rushed to the scene. The body has been sent for a postmortem to determine the exact cause of death,” said an official. “An investigation is underway, including enquiries with the school administration, the child’s family, and the bakery where the food was purchased.” The initial probe revealed that Mithun had eaten a cake brought from home around 11:30 a.m. and later had idlis for lunch. “The cake had been purchased from a local bakery in Thamaraipakkam five days earlier and stored in the refrigerator. His sister, who also ate the cake, said it smelled bad, and she did not finish it,” police said. The investigating officers confirmed that the cake had expired as they, along with food safety officers, visited the bakery and examined the cake. “Samples have been taken for further investigation, and the shop has been temporarily sealed until the autopsy report is received,” they said. “Further enquiries are underway involving the bakery owner, school staff, and Mithun’s parents. Police said the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination,” officials added.

Ranipet district superintendent of police Vivekanand Shukla said that strict action would be taken against anyone attempting to smuggle ganja or any other drug into the state.Police have seized 210 kilograms of ganja and three vehicles used for smuggling and Six arrested in the network In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the Ranipet district police have seized a total of 210 kilogrammes of ganja over the last three days and arrested six drug peddlers — five of those are from Odisha. The police also seized three vehicles used for smuggling the drug. The suspects have been identified as S Debabrata Das (19), M Gourab Krepitika (24), K Reli Majhi (27), B Gupta Charansahu (28), G Sudhir Alberia (19) — all hailing from Odisha —  and N Kumaresan (28) from Ranipet.Police sources said the suspects had allegedly been supplying ganja in Ranipet and its neighbouring districts. The police crackdown began on Sunday, when, acting on a tip-off, the Ranipet police seized 30 kg of ganja during a preliminary investigation. Suspecting the involvement of a larger network, North Zone inspector general Asra Garg directed the formation of three special teams, including several personnel from the neighbouring districts. As part of the intensified crackdown, an additional 120 kg of ganja was seized on Monday, followed by another 60 kg on Tuesday, bringing the total haul to 210 kg. A case has been registered, and investigations are ongoing to dismantle the smuggling network. Ranipet district superintendent of police Vivekanand Shukla said that strict action would be taken against anyone attempting to smuggle ganja or any other drug into the state.