By TCN News,
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) on Thursday demanded arrest of the sub-inspector who allegedly shot dead a man inside a police station and sought a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the state government for the victim’s family.
“Syed Mohammed, the victim, was taken to SP Pattinam police station in Ramanathapuram and was shot dead. The TNTJ strongly condemns this act. It is very disgusting that police, who are to safeguard the law and public, overrules the law and order and kills people whom they don’t like. This is totally unacceptable,” TNTJ General Secretary Mr. Rahamatullah said in a press statement.
According to Indian Express report, Mohammed was taken to SP Pattinam police station on Tuesday on a complaint filed by a local shop owner about a minor scuffle. “During interrogation, he was allegedly shot dead by the sub-inspector. He (the sub-inspector) later got himself admitted to a hospital claiming he fired after Mohammed tried to attack him with a knife during interrogation,” the Express report said.
“Recently, similar incident happened in Kanathur, Chennai and it was said that the persons who were brought for investigation tried to hit the police officials, which is not realistic and practical. It raises a simple question: where were the other policemen?” Rahamatullah said, adding, “We demand permanent dismissal of the sub-inspector from his duties and a murder case has to be registered against him.”
The TNTJ also demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the family of the victim.
Awareness campaign:
Meanwhile, the TNTJ executive committee organized a statewide awareness campaign condemning the all forms terrorism and terrorist activities, which started from 15th October and will continue till 15th November.
The campaign was being widely advertised across Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala and Karnataka, a release said here, adding, during the campaign it was planned to reach out to maximum non-Muslims and convey that Muslims are against all form of terrorist activities.
Bit notices, posters, social media, lectures, discussion forums, Q&A sessions will be organised during the campaign, the release said and added, all units and branches and members have started this campaign through all possible media.