Villagers picket police station in Namakkal

Namakkal The residents of Ariyagoundampatti village, near Kolli Hills, picketed the Namagirpettai police station on Monday, demanding action against a gang that created ruckus in their village on Deepavali. It is learnt that on Sunday evening, a 10-member gang that was under the influence of alcohol entered the village and caused a ruckus. On seeing this, villagers Keerthi (35) and Naveen (31) questioned the gang.

Irked by this, the gang attacked them and their houses, and fled from the spot. On Monday, the villagers took out a rally to Namagiripettai police station and picketed the station. The police held talks with the villagers and assured them that action would be taken against the gang.

Later, the villagers withdrew their protest and dispersed.