Farmer brutally beaten with lathi by cop, dies, SSI suspended

A 47-year-old man who was mercilessly beaten with ,lathi by a policemen in public view, died at the  Government hospital in Salem district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

As the incident went viral on the social media, a Special Sub-Inspector of Police (SSI), Periasamy, who had allegedly beaten the man for picking up an argument with the police in an inebriated condition, was placed under suspension, pending inquiry.

Police have registered a murder case against him following protests from his family members and relatives.

Police said A.Murugesan, of Edayappatti, who is a farmer, and two others went to a liquor shop bordering Kallakurichi district. When they were returning in a two-wheeler, Murugesan was stopped by the cops at the Pappinaickenpatti check-post coming under Yethapur police station limits in Salem district last evening,
leading to an argument.

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