A party member of the Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) thrashed a government godown labourer in Sembianmahadevi near Nagapattinam after he refused to give money to the party for elections.
Gnanasekaran, regional secretary for the Marxist Communist Party in Nagapattinam, had allegedly stormed into the godown, along with three other members of his party, who also serve as Gnanasekaran’s henchmen, and had forcefully demanded Sellaiyan, the supervisor of the godown, to give them cash for election funds. When he had refused, they had gone on to demand ten sacks of rice grains, which he subsequently refused. Infuriated by this, they ended up creating a huge ruckus and seriously injuring Sellaiyan. They had thrown the chairs and sticks that were lying around helter-skelter and attacked Sellaiyan, beating him up. The Communist party member had attacked the godown run by the government which serves as the direct collection agency for rice grains.
Police are conducting an investigation on those who were involved in this attack.
The victim was severely injured and was admitted to the nearby hospital. When the police rushed to the spot, he tearfully recounted the day’s events and pointed out his injuries, pleading justice.
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