Cops in TN southern dists alerted on possible caste-related violence
The Statesman|June 28, 2023
Caste and caste-related disputes leading to violence and killings is not new to Tamil Nadu and periodically it happens in the state.
Cops in TN southern dists alerted on possible caste-related violence

Sources in the police told that the state police intelligence has issued a recent warning to its officers in southern Tamil Nadu on the possibility of certain caste-related violence in the districts of Madurai, Theni, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.

Immediately after the DMK government under chief minister M.K. Stalin assumed office, there was a spate of back-to-back killings in Madurai and Tirunelveli districts.

In these killings which were mainly revenge killings between Dalit communities and a caste Hindu group, more than four people lost their lives.

Tamil Nadu DGP had to camp in Madurai to curb the violence.

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