Chennai, January 09: In an instance of shocking apathy, a sub-inspector of Tamil Nadu Police, brutally attacked by a gang in Tirunelveli district, bled to death as his cry for help went in vain even after two ministers with their convoy stopped by and saw his plight.
It has been reported that no minister attended the funeral of the slain cop.
The Opposition parties are expected to raise the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.
44-year old Vetrivel, who was a member of the Special Task Force (STF) that gunned down forest brigand Veerappan in 2004, lay in a pool of blood with his leg severed and begged for help after the attack by the gang at Alwarkuruchi shortly before the ministerial convoy was to pass by on Thursday evening, eyewitnesses said.
44-year old Vetrivel, who was a member of the Special Task Force that gunned down forest brigand Veerappan in 2004, lay in a pool of blood with his leg severed and begged for help after the attack by the gang at Alwarkuruchi.Health Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam and Youth and Sports Development Mohideen Khan, along with officials, including the district collector, halted their convoy on seeing the profusely bleeding police official battling for life on the road.
–Agencies