Special Sub-Inspector of Police beaten to death in Theni

Theni A Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) of Police, Senthilkumar, was beaten to death by a gang for questioning them about disrupting traffic at Samadharmapuram in Theni Allinagaram by bursting crackers in the middle of the road and making social media reels on the night of Deepavali. The police said Senthilkumar, who is attached to the office of the Theni Deputy Superintendent of Police, was returning home after duty on Sunday night (November 8, 2026). He found some people bursting crackers in the middle of the road at Samadharmapuram and making reels at around 10:30 p.m. The SSI, who was in civvies, scolded them to stop disrupting traffic and burst crackers on the road margin.

When they ignored him, Mr. Senthilkumar started recording a video on his phone and sent it to his office. Angered over this, the gang beat him. He collapsed unconscious and was rushed to a private hospital.

Later, at Theni Government Medical College hospital, he was declared dead. The Theni police are trying to identify the assailants through video footage of a closed-circuit television camera network.