http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/05/stories/2008110556160100.htm
Front Page Dalit youth killed in police firing D. Karthikeyan UNBEARABLE: Villagers grieving the death of K. Suresh who was killed in police firing at E. Kottaipatti in Madurai district. MADURAI: K. Suresh, a 19-year-old Dalit youth, was killed in police firing at E. Kottaipatti, one-and-a-half-km from Uthapuram in Madurai district, on Tuesday morning. The incident followed a clash between the police and villagers, who were protesting against Sunday's attack on the convoy of Puthiya Tamilagam leader K. Krishnasamy. The villagers demanding the arrest of people involved in the attack had erected barricades by cutting trees and placing stones on the roads, preventing the entry of vehicles. Simultaneously, there were protests in Elumalai. S. S. Krishnamoorthy, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Madurai Range, who was on his way to Elumalai, was prevented from proceeding at E. Kottaipatti. The police asked the villagers to remove the barricades and stop the protest. There was a heated exchange of words, which escalated into a clash and police resorted to firing to disperse the mob. Muruga Devi (40), mother of the deceased, said the police hurled abuses at women, started attacking them with lathis, injuring many. When police attacked her, his son came to her rescue, but the police opened fire, she alleged. Inspector-General of Police (South Zone) Sanjeev Kumar, camping at Elumalai, told The Hindu, "Villagers armed with deadly weapons blocked the DIG's vehicle heading towards Elumalai." Solatium Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has announced a solatium of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of Suresh. An official release said the police went to control a clash between two groups of people when stones were thrown at police. Following this the police opened fire in which Suresh died. A RDO would hold an inquiry.
