After the case was transferred from the local police to the CB-CID, five employees of Ramesh’s cashew unit in Panruti, near Cuddalore, were arrested on Saturday, October 9, while the MP surrendered on Monday
The death of 57-year-old Govindarasu, a daily-wage labourer at a cashew processing unit owned by DMK MP TRVS Ramesh, came at the end of at least two rounds of torture on September 19, police sources said.
After the case was transferred from the local police to the CB-CID, five employees of Ramesh’s cashew unit in Panruti, near Cuddalore, were arrested on Saturday, October 9, while the MP surrendered on Monday. On Wednesday, a judicial magistrate court in Cuddalore granted 24-hour custody of Ramesh to the investigating agency.
Top sources in the Tamil Nadu CB-CID said Ramesh’s arrest was based on his questioning and other evidence that point to his presence at the spot while the victim, Govindarasu, was being tortured.
While the accused told police that the security guards caught Govindarasu while he was going home after work with cashew stolen from the processing unit, the victim’s son denied the charge, saying his father already had issues with Ramesh’s men for demanding a salary hike after working there for about seven years.
