Even as the situation at L. Abishekapuram village which witnessed violent incidents involving Mutherayars and Dalits on Monday evening is said to be under control, police presence at the village and its nearby areas close to Lalgudi continued on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
Split into different teams, police personnel were deployed in nine villages to check any fresh outbreak of clash between the two groups.
The untoward incident broke out at L. Abishekapuram on Monday evening during the Perumpidugu Mutherayar birth anniversary celebrations on Monday.
Police sources said personnel from the Armed Reserve, Tamil Nadu Special Police and those from the Striking Force have also been deployed to beef up security measures. Strength has been deployed at L.Abishekapuram, Nannimangalam, Thaneerpandal, Lalgudi four –road, Kookur, Thirumanamedu and Pokkatakudi villages.
The heavy posse of police personnel is being headed by a senior police officer in the rank of Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police to keep a constant tab round-the-clock.
Pickets have been posted in those villages.
The strength includes two Deputy Superintendents of Police, three Inspectors, 31 Armed Reserve personnel, 21 Tamil Nadu Special Police personnel and 10 Striking Force personnel.
Superintendent of Police, Tiruchi Nisha Parthiban said the situation was under control and cases had been booked on separate complaints lodged by both groups.
Few persons from both sides have been detained in the wake of the untoward incidents.
The Lalgudi police booked a case against eight persons on a complaint lodged by R. Rajiv Gandhi (36) – the state secretary of Perarasar Mutherayar Peravai residing at Vasanth Nagar near L.Abhishekapuram.
According to police, a group trespassed into the house of Rajiv Gandhi and assaulted him besides damaging his car and a couple of two-wheelers.
The case has been booked under various IPC sections including 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapons), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and 448 (house trespass).
Police sources said all the eight persons have been detained. The police detained four persons on a complaint lodged by the other group.
