26-year-old woman cricketer Rajashree Swain, who went missing, was found dead in a dense forest in Odisha. After recovering her body, the police sent it to perform an autopsy.
As the DMK and its allied parties are coming down hard on the Governor for his contentious conduct in the assembly, a DMK leader has now courted a fresh controversy which stirred a row.
While the police have initially claimed that the boy died after eating spoiled food, the further probe revealed that he was beaten by the cops to death.
Following his demise, the yatra was suspended for the day as the Congress leaders and functionaries pay tribute to the deceased and expressing condolences to the bereaving family.
Ranjith further alleged that the police are forcing the victims to accept that they did the crime, the allegation which has been raised by several Dalit activists.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has also expressed condolences to Nagarajan's family and said that the deceased doctor's contributions will always be remembered.