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Man arrested for selling gutka at Ambur railway station

Man arrested for selling gutka at Ambur railway station

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A 27-year-old man was arrested by Ambur town police in Tirupattur for selling gutka in bus terminus and railway station in the area. Police said the arrested person was identified as S. Rajiv Gandhi, a resident of Mangathoppu near Ambur town. Based on orders of Superintendent of Police V. Shymala Devi, special teams were formed to prevent the sale and transport of banned tobacco and other substances in the district. Police said that they were alerted about the sale of gutka at Ambur railway station. A team patrolled the station and seized a large bag full of the banned substance from the suspect. Gandhi told police that he brought a large quantity of gutka from Chittoor to sell in at public places like bus terminus and railway stations. A case was registered and he was lodged at sub-jail in Tirupattur. Further probe is under way. Published – May 22, 2026 12:12 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. …

In special Sunday sitting, Madras HC to hear plea of DMK leader who lost to TVK by 1 vote in Tirupattur

In special Sunday sitting, Madras HC to hear plea of DMK leader who lost to TVK by 1 vote in Tirupattur

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The Madras High Court is set to hold a special sitting on Sunday to hear Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former Tamil Nadu minister KR Periyakaruppan’s plea after he lost to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate by just one vote, news portal Bar and Bench reported on Saturday. KR Periyakaruppan has filed a writ petition in the high court to prevent Sethupathy from participating in the trust vote to be held in the assembly on or before May 13. (ECI) According to Election Commission data, TVK’s Seenivasa Sethupathy secured 83,375 votes and Periyakaruppan got 83,374 in the state elections. Periyakaruppan has filed a writ petition in the high court to prevent Sethupathy from participating in the trust vote to be held in the assembly on or before May 13. ALSO READ | DMK leader KR Periakaruppan loses Assembly seat to TVK by a margin of 1 vote According to the news portal, a bench of justices L Victoria Gowri and N Senthilkumar is scheduled to take up the writ petition for an urgent hearing …

Work to construct permanent building to store EVMs- VVPAT in Ranipet, Tirupattur begins

Work to construct permanent building to store EVMs- VVPAT in Ranipet, Tirupattur begins

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Spread over 8,000 sq.ft of space each, the new facility will be built at a cost of ₹5.67 crore each in these districts. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, work to construct a permanent building to store electronic voting machines-voter verifiable paper audit trail (EVMs-VVPAT) within Collectorate premises in Ranipet and Tirupattur districts has commenced. Officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), which executes the multi-crore work with funds from the Election Commission of India (ECI), said that the existing dilapidated building of the Department of Agriculture has been used to store EVMs, VVPATs, and control units since the two districts were bifurcated from Vellore in 2019. “The new facility will have two-tier security arrangements with round-the-clock surveillance, including CCTV cameras. The facility will be ready in the next few months,” S. Thirupurasundari, Executive Engineer (EE), PWD (Ranipet), told The Hindu. Minister for Public Works and Highways E.V. Velu and Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R. Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the new building in the presence of Collectors …

Tirupattur police ask tribal people to surrender country-made firearms

Tirupattur police ask tribal people to surrender country-made firearms

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Tirupattur SP P. Shymala Devi addressing a gathering of tribals of the Yelagiri and Jawadhu Hills during an awareness drive held in Tirupattur. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement In a special gesture, the Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Shymala Devi has appealed to tribals in the Yelagiri and Jawadhu Hills in the district to voluntarily surrender their illegal country made guns. In coordination with forest and revenue officials, the Tirupattur taluk police organised a series of awareness campaigns against using illegal country-made weapons, illicit arrack, and poaching of wild animals in the forests. The drive was also meant to be part of poll preparedness of the district police ahead of 2026 Assembly election. “Tribals can surrender illegal country-made guns to the nearest police station voluntarily. Their identities will not be disclosed, and no cases will be filed against them,” Ms. Devi said. Ms. Devi trekked the narrow hilly stretches, along with police personnel, and met tribal leaders and village headsman to convince them of the need to surrender illegal weapons to the district police. Surrounded …

Man arrested for selling gutka at Ambur railway station

Two persons murdered at Tasmac outlets in Tirupattur over previous enmity

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Two persons were murdered in two Tasmac outlets near Ambur and Tirupattur town on Saturday over previous enmity. Police said the deceased were identified as S. Appunu (40), a native of Saminathapuram village near Ambur town, and B. Silabarasan (37), a native of Tirupattur town. Initial inquiry revealed that victim Appunu and his friend K. Gokul, a resident of Madhanur near Ambur, were consuming liquor in a Tasmac outlet near Madhanur village, off Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 48). They were cab drivers in the area. Police said that the duo got into a heated argument when Appunu wanted his ₹20,000 back from Gokul, who borrowed the money a few months ago to meet his domestic needs. They exchanged blows on each other. In the impact, Appunu was badly injured. Immediately, Appunu was admitted at Government Taluk Hospital in Ambur town where doctors said that he was brought dead. A case was registered by Ambur Taluk police. In a separate incident, a 17-year-old boy was arrested by Tirupattur Town police on Saturday for smashing the …

Burglars escape with 15 sovereigns of gold jewellery, valuables near Tirupattur

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Burglars decamped with 15 sovereigns of gold jewellery, silver articles, laptops, ₹20,000 cash from the house of an Army Havildar at Paniyandapalli village near Tirupattur on Tuesday. The police said that P. Venkatesan, 35, who was serving in the Indian Army, had built the house a few years ago. Since he returned home only during his long leave, his wife and children had been staying with their in-laws nearby. Every evening, Venkatesan’s father in-law K. Ravi, 64, visited their house to switch on the lights. They said that Ravi has been doing it for the past few months. This would have been observed by some people in the area. On Tuesday morning, when Ravi approached the house to switch off the lights, he found the main door of the house damaged. Three cupboards and an almirah were ruined. Valuables including cash, gold jewellery and silver objects were missing. Hard disks of the tampered CCTV cameras fixed on the veranda of the house were also missing. He alerted Kandali police, who rushed to the spot with …

Man arrested for murder of woman near Tirupattur town

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A 39-year-old man was arrested by Tirupattur Taluk Police on Saturday for killing an elderly woman in her thatched house at Athiyur village near Tirupattur town last week for money to consume liquor. The accused has been identified as K. Govindaraj, a wage labourer at Pulikuttai village in Tirupattur. Initial inquiry revealed that he was aware that the victim K. Dhanabakiyam, 90, stays alone in her house. On September 10, Govindaraj was in Athiyur village to borrow money from his relatives. When he noticed Dhanabakiyam sleeping alone in her house, he switched off the light and smothered her with a pillow. He then stole 1.5 gold sovereign earrings and cash. Later, he pledged the robbed jewels in his village to buy liquor. The police said that ever since her husband and farmer S. Kamaraj passed away a few years ago, Dhanabakiyam has been living alone. Her youngest daughter, V. Senthamarai, 55 with her family stay opposite her house. Dhanabakiyam used to spend her day with her daughter and grandson Naveen Kumar at their house and returned to …

Lightning injures father, son; kills three cows in Tirupattur

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Two of the cows that were struck by lightning. A 47-year-old man and his son were injured and three cows were killed in a lightning strike near Vaniyambadi and Natrampalli towns in Tirupattur on Sunday. When the incident occurred, the injured— K. Saravanan, a staff at a private engineering college in Vaniyambadi, and his son S. Magesh, 20, a college student— had taken their two cows for grazing on the outskirts of the Vellakuttai village near Vaniyambadi town, the police said. When it began to rain, the duo, along with the two cows, took shelter under a mango tree. However, at around 2 p.m., the tree was struck by lightning, killing the cows on the spot. The father and son survived while sustaining injuries. Farmers and other residents rushed them to the Government Taluk Hospital in the Vaniyambadi town. From there, duo was shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Vellore for further treatment. A case has been registered. In a separate incident, a three-year-old cow died after being hit by lightning at Mallagunda …

Officials seize sarees, unaccounted cash in Vellore and Tirupattur

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Election officials seize 60 sarees during a vehicle check near Vaniyambadi town on Wednesday. Election officials seized sarees and unaccounted cash to the tune of ₹14.68 lakh during vehicle checks in Vellore and Tirupattur districts on Wednesday as part of enforcing the moral code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election on April 19. Police said that members of a flying squad intercepted a car on Chettiyappanur Koot Road junction near Vaniyambadi town around 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday. During the check, the team found 60 new sarees in the vehicle. K. Salman Khan, 27, a native of Bengaluru, was driving the vehicle and could not produce any documents for the sarees he was carrying. He told election officials that seized sarees were meant to be given to his relatives in Ambur town for Ramzan festival. The team seized sarees and handed it over to Deputy Returning Officer S. Rajaraji. Likewise, a flying squad and Ambur Taluk police stopped a car at Madhanur on Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 44). During the search, the team found unaccounted …