In a shocking incident, a man in Coimbatore’s court complex threw acid on his wife’s face. The incident took place when the couple allegedly visited the Coimbatore court to resolve a dispute. Sivakumar threw acid in the face of his wife Kavitha inside the court building. The acid attack also injured five people who were standing nearby Kavitha. All of the injured have been sent to a government hospital for treatment.
Kavitha, 33, of Kaveri Nagar in Coimbatore’s Ramanathapuram, was arrested in 2016 in connection with a chain theft from a bus passenger and was released on bail. She used to appear in court for hearings.
She appears to have been living apart from her two children and her husband, Siva, with whom she allegedly had frequent disagreements.
Siva, who had followed Kavitha to the Judicial Magistrate II, got into a heated argument with her while she was waiting in the court corridor on Thursday.
Siva poured acid on Kavitha while they were arguing, using a plastic bottle he had hidden. Kavitha was seriously injured. The incident occurred in broad daylight. Lawyers present attempted, but failed, to avert the attack. Due to acid spillage, one of the lawyers also received minor burns. The lawyers thrashed Siva and handed him over to the police. Kavita was rushed to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for treatment.
It should be noted that on February 13, a person was hacked to death outside the Coimbatore court premises by a gang. Another crime that occurred inside the court within a month demonstrates that the miscreants are not afraid of the police or other law enforcement agencies in the state.
#தமிழகத்தில்_சந்தி_சிரிக்கும்_சட்டம்_ஒழுங்கு!!😱
கோவை பொறுப்பு அமைச்சர் செந்தில் பாலாஜி தலைவரைப் போல தூங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறாரா!!
கோவையில் தினம் தோறும் அரங்கேறும் அவலம்!
கோவை நீதிமன்றத்தில் பெண்
வழக்கறிஞர் மீது அதுவும் நீதிமன்ற வளாகத்திலேயே ஒரு இளைஞர் ஆசிட் வீச்சு…🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/0vjri8ELrQ— கோவை மனோஜ் (@Kovaimanoj) March 23, 2023
In this instance, BJP Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan condemned the incident and urged the DMK government to beef up security in the court building, as this was the second such incident in a month.
கோவை நீதி மன்ற வளாகத்தில் பெண் மீது ஆசிட் வீசப்பட்ட சம்பவம் அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது. ஏற்கனவே கடந்த மாதம் நீதி மன்ற வளாகத்தில் நடந்த கொலை சம்பவம் மக்கள் மத்தியில் பெரும் பதற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ள நிலையில் மீண்டும் இப்படி ஒரு சம்பவம் நடந்திருப்பது நீதி மன்ற வளாகத்தில் (1/2) @mkstalin pic.twitter.com/i2wMsYfHUD
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) March 23, 2023
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