In a shocking incident, a temple official who questioned a DMK cadre for encroaching temple land was attacked in a gruesome manner and is now struggling for his life in hospital.
There is an Amman Temple in Ambedkar Street of Thailavaram village near Guduvanchery in Chengalpattu district. A DMK cadre identified as Sundar, who lives nearby the Amman temple had encroached the land belonging to the temple by constructing a compound wall. One of the temple official Kannan had confronted the DMK cadre about the encroachment.
Later, Sundar arrived with his gang and attacked Kannan. Neighbours who saw Kannan grievously injured took him to the Chengalpattu Government Hospital.
A case has been registered with the Guduvanchery police and DMK cadre Sundar has been arrested. Sundar already has several cases against him including those of murder.
(With inputs from News J)
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