Tamil Nadu: DMK Local Leader, 5 Others Arrested For Beating Indian Army Soldier To Death

A DMK functionary and five others were arersted in Tamil Nadu for allegedly beating an Indian Army soldier to death, said police on Saturday.

Lance Naik M Prabhu, 29, was allegedly severely thrashed by a DMK functionary and his accomplices on February 8. He was admitted to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

On February 8, an altercation ensued between Prabhakaran and his brother Prabhu with the DMK functionary Chinnaswamy at Velampatti in Pochampally over washing clothes near the town panchayat's water tank. Later in the evening, Prabhakaran and his brother were ambushed and attacked allegedly by Chinnaswamy and his men, according to police.

The Nagarasampatty police altered the case from IPC section 307 -attempt to murder- to section 302 - murder.

The Akhil Bharatiya Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad raised the issue on Twitter and tagged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in the post.

"Chinnaswamy, a DMK councillor in Pochampally area, beat up an army soldier Prabhu to death @CMOTamilnadu must initiate appropriate action. As Akhil Bharatiya Poorva Sainik Seva Parishad senior vice president, I strongly condemn this act," Lt Col N Thiagarajan tweeted.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai expressed shock and anger over the incident and said in a tweet "soldiers are not safe in their hometown due to DMK anarchy. The DMK and its allied parties have turned to the extent of threatening their families, attacking and even killing soldiers who are protecting the country at the border, risking their lives."

"Tamil Nadu's chief minister is keeping the police in hands... I request on behalf of the BJP Tamil Nadu that strict action be taken against the killers immediately and that such anti-social acts should be prevented from happening," he further said in a tweet.

(With PTI inputs)