The police arrested the owner and employee of a tea stall at the Kalaignar Karunanidhi Central Bus Stand in Tiruppur on charges of creating public nuisance, after a few women alleged that they poured water on them for sitting on the platform in front of the shop.
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The Tiruppur south police said stall owner Venkatesh and employee Anilkumar were arrested for offence under Section 75 (penalty for drunkenness or riotous or indecent behaviour in public place) of the Madras City Police Act. Inspector V. Ganesan said they were released on station bail.
The incident happened on October 20. According to the police, Anilkumar poured water on the platform where the women were sitting and the women questioned the act. A video of the argument between one of the women and the owner and employee was widely circulated on social media platforms. The Tiruppur Corporation, which rents out commercial spaces at the bus stand, sealed the tea stall on the same day.
According to the police, the women did not come forward to lodge a complaint. Later, the police registered a case against the duo for creating public nuisance and arrested them on October 21.