A youth who had lodged a complaint against a DMK office bearer for encroaching land on the banks of a pond, was attacked by mercenaries sent out by the latter a few days back.
Masanamuthu hails from the Vellalore area of Coimbatore and is engaged in doing fishing business. He had filed a petition against ‘Meenkadai’ Siva, a DMK office bearer from Singanallur, alleging that the latter had occupied about 24 acres of land near a pond in the area worth ₹75 crores and demanded that steps be taken to recover the property from him.
Coming to know of this complaint, the DMK office bearer is said to have sent mercenaries to kill Masanamuthu.
A frightened Masanamuthu fled and took refuge in Palani and is said to have returned to Coimbatore again on Monday (November 23). The DMK office bearer once again knowing of his whereabouts sent his men to attack Masanamuthu.
Masanamuthu, who escaped with serious injuries, lodged a complaint at the Coimbatore Police Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday morning (November 24) as he felt that there was no point in lodging a complaint at the Singanallur police station.
Speaking to media, Masanamuthu said that appropriate action should be taken against the DMK office bearer and his mercenaries for attacking.
‘Meenkadai’ Siva is a regional henchman for the DMK and a close aide of former Animal Husbandry Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy. He was arrested in 2011 over another land grab case.