3 students held for following CM’s car

The accused are all college students and have been identified as Jomy Varghese (19) of Selaiyur, Arun (22) of East Tambaram and Keerthivasan (20) of Pallikaranai. While Jomy is studying engineering at Bharath University, the other two are final-year BBA students at Madras Christian College. They have been booked on charges, including over speeding, trying to follow CM’s convoy and creating trouble. 

Sources said the three youth followed Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy’s convoy for nearly three kilometres on Kamarajar Salai from Gandhi statue to Kannagi statue and was stopped by the pilot vehicle before being handed over to the police. They reportedly had come to Parrys Corner for shopping and were on their way back home. 

However, when contacted, Anna Square police said the incident happened 30 minutes before the CM’s convoy passed by and the trio were arrested for negligent driving. 

Kilpauk police on Saturday said that out of 31 youth arrested in connection with the clash at Pachaiyappa’s College on Friday in which the Principal Kaliraj was injured, 21 are outsiders.

“Nine students are alumni of the college and one of them is a student. All 31 have been booked under Sections 147, 148, 341, 342 among others for charges, including damaging public property,” said a cop attached to Kilpauk station. Nine of them are said to be below 18 years and have been sent to juvenile home, while the rest have been remanded in judicial custody. 

The cops have told the college administration the student Vinoth, was also part of the clash. 

The clash erupted over bus day celebrations on Friday and became a group fight inside the campus over garlanding the Pachaiyappa statue.