Juvenile among five held for assault on AR policeman

TIRUNELVELI: Five persons, including a 16-year-old juvenile, were apprehended on Monday for allegedly assaulting, in an inebriated state, an armed reserve police personnel from Melapalayam at the VOC Stadium a day before.

The victim, A Rahmathullah (28), has been admitted to the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital (TvMCH) with a deep cut injury on his arm. A police officer told TNIE that one of the suspects, M Harish (21) of Vasavappapuram in Thoothukudi district, sustained a fracture in his right hand while allegedly attempting to escape from the police.

Besides the juvenile in conflict with the law, the three other suspects have been identified as M Mathan (19), J Parthiban (20) — both from Ilanthaikulam — and Dinesh (22) of Palayamkottai.

According to the police, Rahmathullah — who had visited the sports complex with his family on Sunday night — intervened when a scuffle broke out between the suspects and a youth. The five had picked up a quarrel with the youth for befriending a girl who is in a relationship with one of the suspects.