Kamal Hassan
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police registered a case against Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Hassan for violating the model code of conduct. Kamal is MNM’s candidate in Coimbatore South assembly constituency.
The Kattoor police registered the case based on a complaint filed by independent candidate Palanikumar.
In his complaint, Palanikumar mentioned that stage actors dressed up as a goddess and god Raman had campaigned opposite to the Ramar temple at Ramnagar for Kamal Hassan. This was a violation of the model code of conduct, he said.
The police registered the case under sections 123 (3)(The promotion of, or attempt to promote, feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes of the citizens of India on grounds of religion, race, caste, community, or language, by a candidate or his agent or any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent for the furtherance of the prospects of the election of that candidate or for prejudici
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COIMBATORE: A pet dog belonging to a family identified a rapist and helped the family members hand over the accused to the police on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as S Dhilipkumar, 29, from Thillai Nagar at Selvapuram. He is a goldsmith and is unmarried.
On Friday night, Dhilipkumar visited a house in Selvapuram, where a mentally challenged woman resided.
The woman, 30, stayed separately in a shed and her family stayed inside the house. Electricity connection to the shed was provided by the woman s family.
Dhilipkumar had parked his vehicle 200 meters away from the house and visited the woman.