NE NEWS SERVICE
THIRUNELVELI, APRIL 23
Booked by a police officer for drunk driving, a man in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli attacked the same police officer a month after the incident, in an act of revenge.
Assistant Inspector Margaret Theresa was on night duty for a temple function near an area called Suthamalli when a man named Arumugam approached her and got into an argument with her. He then attacked her with a knife. The officer sustained injuries to her face, neck and chest.
திருநெல்வேலியில் தாக்கப்பட்ட காவல் உதவி ஆய்வாளர் மார்க்ரெட் தெரசா அவர்களைத் தொலைபேசியில் தொடர்புகொண்டு நலம் விசாரித்தேன்.
தாக்குதல் நடத்திய நபர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
சகோதரி மார்க்ரெட் தெரசாவிற்கு உயர்தர மருத்துவ சிகிச்சை வழங்க அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளேன்.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 23, 2022
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin spoke to the officer over the phone and assured her that high-quality medical treatment would be provided.
He had even taken to social media and had said, “I contacted Margaret Theresa, the Assistant Inspector of Police who was attacked in Tirunelveli, and inquired about her health. The attacker has been arrested. I have advised that Margaret Theresa be provided high-quality medical treatment.”