History-sheeter arrested after alleged assault on man, wife and sister in Chennai

History-sheeter held after family assault in Purasawalkam

Chennai police arrested a 22-year-old history-sheeter accused of assaulting a man, his wife and his sister following a quarrel in the Secretariat Quarters area of Purasawalkam.

According to the complaint, the 25-year-old man, his 24-year-old wife, their child and the man’s sister had gone to an eatery and were standing on Irattamalai Srinivasan Road in Thidir Nagar on September 28. Two men, identified by police as Arul and Saravanan, allegedly picked a quarrel with the man, abused him and attacked him with an iron pipe.

When the women intervened, the suspects allegedly assaulted them, pushed them to the ground and threatened to kill them before fleeing the scene.

Acting on the woman’s complaint, G-5 Secretariat Quarters police registered a case under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. A police team led by the station inspector arrested Saravanan alias Sundu Saravanan, 22, of Thidir Nagar. Officers also seized an iron pipe allegedly used in the assault.

Police said Saravanan is a history-sheeter at the G-5 police station and has eight previous cases, including allegations of assault and robbery. He was remanded in judicial custody.

Police have launched a search for Arul, the other accused, who remains absconding.