A petition has been preferred against Srirangam Inspector of Police D. Sivasubramanian alleging harassment meted out by him a to young woman who reportedly attempted to end her life.
The petitioner D. Manimekalai, a resident of Melur in Srirangam, submitted a copy addressed to the Collector at the Collectorate here on Monday. In her petition, the woman sought appropriate action against the Inspector for allegedly threatening her family and harassing her daughter Karthika Devi, a married woman, forcing her to take the extreme step. The petition claimed that a piece of land belonging to Manimekalai’s family at Melur was given on lease to Nallusamy. As Nallusamy hesitated to vacate the site even after expiry of the lease agreement period, a complaint was lodged with the Srirangam police station.
The Inspector is said to have advised Manimekalai’s family to refund the lease sum of Rs 3 lakh to Nallusamy after some mediation. Accordingly, the money was refunded but the land was not handed over to Manimekalai’s family. The petition alleged that Nallusamy and his sons threatened them to hand over the land with support from the Inspector.
It further alleged that the Inspector threatened to book a case against Manimekalai’s husband besides accusing him of harassing and abusing Karthika Devi forcing her to take the extreme step to end her life by consuming sleeping pills.
Karthika Devi is undergoing treatment in a private hospital, the petitioner said and sought appropriate action against the Inspector.
