Suspended police official allegedly manhandled

Chennai, Mar 14 (UNI) A personal staff of Chief Minister today allegedly attempted to manhandle a senior police official, now under suspension, waiting to meet the Chief Minister to request him to revoke his suspension.

Official sources said the suspended Police official Muthukaruppan, who got an official appointment to meet Mr Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence, was waiting for his turn to meet the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, a personal staff, who saw the official, got agitated and shouted slogans against him and later tried to manhandle him.

Muthukaruppan was supended by the erstwhile Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on the charges of accumulating wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

UNI