Stray incidents of stone pelting on buses were reported in different places in the district in the late hours on Tuesday after news of the murder of Dalit outfit leader C. Pasupathi Pandian in Dindigul broke out.
Police sources said unidentified persons pelted stones at a government bus at Kolakudi damaging the front glass pane.
Stones were also pelted at a couple of private buses at Thachankurichi near Somarasampet and Kottapalayam. The unknown persons fled the spot after hurling stones. A group of persons was arrested in the city after they attempted to indulge in picketing agitation near the Combined Court complex condemning the murder of Pasupathi Pandian, who was the founder leader of Devendra Kula Velalar Kootamaippu.
Those arrested were later released.
Keywords: stone pelting, murder
