NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 11
A 15-year old girl died on Monday after being set ablaze near Villupuram allegedly by two men over previous enmity with her family and the duo arrested as the ghastly incident triggered an outrage.
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம் சிறுமதுரை கிராமத்தில் நிகழ்ந்த துயரச் சம்பவத்தில் உயிரிழந்த சிறுமி ஜெயஸ்ரீயின் குடும்பத்திற்கு முதலமைச்சரின் பொது நிவாரண நிதியிலிருந்து ரூ.5 லட்சம் நிவாரணம் வழங்க உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளேன். pic.twitter.com/2BJxKC8Z65
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As the girl succumbed to burns a day after the incident and the two men, her relatives, were identified as members of the ruling AIADMK, opposition parties, led by DMK, demanded that police take strong action and ensure maximum punishment.
The AIADMK, meanwhile, announced the expulsion of the two from basic membership for bringing ‘disrepute’ and “working against” the ideals of the party.
Strongly condemning the killing and expressing grief, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said it was ‘ghastly’ and promised tough legal action against the two men.
சிறுமி ஜெயஸ்ரீ மீது பெட்ரோல் ஊற்றி எரித்துக் கொன்ற அதிமுகவினர் கலியபெருமாள்- முருகனுக்கு உச்சபட்ச தண்டனை பெற்றுத் தர காவல்துறையினர் நடுநிலையோடு செயல்பட வேண்டும்.
சிறுமியின் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எனது ஆறுதல்களைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்!
உரிய நீதி கிடைக்க தி.மு.க துணை நிற்கும்! pic.twitter.com/tommwFkdQM
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 11, 2020
A case of murder has been registered against them and a probe was on, he said. “I have ordered a solatium of Rs five lakh to the family of the girl,” he said.
Jayashree, a class X student, was set ablaze in her village, Sirumadurai, about 28 km from Villupuram, allegedly by 57-year-old Murugan and Kaliaperumal (53) on Sunday, a senior police official said.
“She was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital where doctors said she sustained 80 per cent burns. She died today without responding to treatment,” he said.
The girl in her dying declaration to a magistrate named the duo and made it clear they had set her ablaze, the official said.
“Based on her statement to the magistrate, we have arrested the two men.”
The incident triggered outrage, including on social media, with netizens demanding exemplary punishment for the two men.
To a question, the police official said that both the accused and the family of the girl had enmity that spanned several years.
According to the preliminary investigation, “the deceased and the accused men are relatives and belong to the same village. The families of the accused men and the dead girl had enmity over a couple of issues like those related to land,” he said.
An adequate number of police personnel have been deployed to maintain law and order in the village which is near the temple town of Thiruvennainallur.
The girl’s body was handed over to her family for burial, the official said. DMK and its allies including the Left parties and AIADMK’s ally PMK sought tough action against the culprits.
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம் திருவெண்ணெய் நல்லூரை அடுத்த சிறுமதுரை கிராமத்தை சேர்ந்த பத்தாம் வகுப்பு மாணவி ஜெயஸ்ரீ முன்பகை காரணமாக பெட்ரோல் ஊற்றி எரித்துக் கொல்லப்பட்ட நிகழ்வு அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது. இது கொடூரமான செயல். ஜெயஸ்ரீயை இழந்து வாடும் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எனது ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கல்.
— Dr S RAMADOSS (@drramadoss) May 11, 2020
Condoling the girl’s death, DMK president M K Stalin said his party will extend its support to get justice for the girl.
Only exemplary punishment will protect children and women from such crimes, he said adding the plight of the girl who suffered due to serious burns will outrage everyone with a heart.
