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On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, police apprehended four individuals for an attempted attack on a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in Ambalavananpettai, Cuddalore district. The group attempted to hurl a Molotov cocktail, but the bottle exploded harmlessly on a nearby building. The arrested individuals were identified as P. Sathish Kumar, G. Krishnakumar, M. Vijayaraj, and V. Vetrivel, all hailing from Ambalavananpettai. The suspects reportedly hurled casteist slurs at locals and fled the scene. Police have arrested the four men and registered a case against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Explosive Substances Act. The incident stemmed from a dispute between caste Hindus and Adi Dravidars, and police have deployed additional forces to maintain peace in the area.

Two months after the brutal murder of G Praveen, a 22-year-old Dalit man, his wife Sharmila, 21, allegedly attempted suicide and later died on Monday, April 22, in a Chennai hospital. Praveen’s family, including his mother Chitra, believes Sharmila’s suicide was a result of distress caused by alleged police negligence and caste violence. They filed a complaint with the Tambaram Police Commissioner, claiming that the police failed to adequately inform them about the bail hearing for Praveen’s alleged killers, leading to Sharmila’s distress and subsequent suicide attempt.