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Five held for placing concrete slab on railway tracks
- | Wednesday | 18th January, 2017
Five persons who opposed the ban on jallikattu, and placed concrete slab on railway tracks at Pallipalayam on January 13 were arrested on Monday night. At 9.30 p.m. on January 13, the engine of train number 56101 Mettur Dam – Erode Passenger hit the concrete slab placed along the Anangoor – Cauvery Railway Station sector. Senthil Kumar alias ‘Kutti’ (32) of Govindampalayam, M. Santhana Krishnan (30) of Kadachanallur, K. Subramani alias ‘Suppi’ Subramani (30), and M. Mani alias ‘Tempo Mani’ alias ‘Thamba Mani’ (25) of Sathya Nagar – placed the slab on the tracks in an inebriated condition. Erode Railway Police registered a case under Section 150 (1) (a) (attempting to wreck a train by putting stone on railway track) of Indian Railways Act, 1989. Later, they watched the train hitting the slab from a distance and ran away.
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