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Ponnamaravathi violence: Two held for obscene posts

Police said they arrested G. Selvakumar of Karisalkadu-Manjavayal village of Thanjavur district on his arrival at Chennai airport from Singapore.

Pudukkottai: The Pudukkottai district police have arrested two persons in Chennai on Thursday for allegedly sending denigrating messages against women of the Muthurayar community through WhatsApp social media network, which created a situation of unrest and violent incidents over few days from April 18 in and around Ponnamaravathi area in Pudukkotai district.

Police said they arrested G. Selvakumar of Karisalkadu-Manjavayal village of Thanjavur district on his arrival at Chennai airport from Singapore on Thursday night, and based on his information, they subsequently arrested C.Vasanth of Pattukkottai in Thanjavur district.

Both of them have been remanded to judicial custody, Police added.

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