Chennai: The city police, in a release on Friday, advised youth not to fall for the messages being circulated through social media to congregate in Marina this weekend to conduct agitations on various issues, citing that protests were totally banned in Marina beach for over a decade.
Marina is a place for recreation and relaxation and the entire stretch between Light House and Napier Bridge is earmarked only for this purpose.
For democratic protests, there are several places earmarked by the police. The aggrieved political outfits, organisation had to obtain permission from the cops to conduct protests in such places following due procedure.
It was observed that the city police had also banned processions on all the arterial roads in line with the directions issued by the Supreme Court.
The release further appealed to the Chennaites to abide by the restrictions already in place with regard to protests at the Marina Beach. It also warned of stringent legal action against illegal congregation, if any, at the Marina Beach.
The appeal was furthered to the youth and students in the City seeking to extend their cooperation in maintaining the City as peaceful as ever, without causing any inconvenience to the common people.
12 more get bail in jallikattu stir case
The Principal Sessions court, Chennai, on Friday granted conditional bail to 12 more persons accused of causing riot during jallikattu protest in Chennai.
When their bail petitions came up for hearing before principal judge M. Nazir Ahamed on Friday, the judge granted bail to accused Tamilmani, Karthi, Kannaiya, Joseph and directed them to appear before the police station until further orders.
On Wednesday, the court granted bail to 27 youth, including K. Iniyavanan, S. Rajarajan, 30, E. Arunkumar, 21, Tamilarasan, 20 and Kaboor Hussain, 41, who were arrested on charge of burning police vehicle during agitation near Marina beach.
Meanwhile, Madras high court has directed the authorities to provide proper treatment to eight persons, injured in the jallikattu violence in the city on January 23. When matter came up for hearing before Justice R. Mahadevan, the judge passed the order.
In the petition filed by I. Perumal, father of Tamilmani, submitted that his son along with 28 others was forcibly taken by police to Mylapore police station on the suspicion that they took part in the violence. He alleged that they were severely beaten by the police and cases were foisted on them.
He said eight petitioners immediately requires medical attention. Hence he approached the court to direct authorities and sought a compensation of Rs 25 lakh. He also sought action against the erring police officials. Justice R. Mahadevan directed the authorities to provide proper treatment to students and posted matter to Monday for further hearing.
