DMK MP from Cuddalore constituency T.R.V.S. Ramesh who has been accused of murder is currently on the run from the CB-CID police.
Five other men who were involved in the crime were arrested and presented before the local court.
A 55-year-old worker named Govindaraj working at a cashew factory owned by DMK MP T.R.V.S. Ramesh was found dead a few days ago with injuries marked all over his body.
He was allegedly thrashed to death by the DMK MP and his men inside the MP’s office room in the factory.
Govindaraj hails from Melmaampattu near Panruti and has been working at the DMK MP’s cashew factory located near Panikankuppam. One version of the incident says that Govindaraj had stolen cashews from the factory and sold them outside. Another version notes that Govindaraj had been asking for a rise in his wages for a long time because of which the owner and his men got irked and thrashed him.
The incident reportedly happened on September 19 when DMK MP Ramesh visited the factory. He is said to have gone to his office room and had liquor. His men had apparently told him that Govindaraj was stealing cashews from the factory and selling it outside. Govindaraj was later called inside and was thrashed mercilessly by the inebriated DMK and his goons.
Read more about the case here.
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