The controversy over a Dalit authority employee allegedly being pressured to the prostate in the front of a caste Hindu man in Coimbatore district on August 6 has now taken a brand new turn. The video of the incident had in advance long past viral. On August 13, some other video of the incident surfaced on social media, wherein the Dalit body of workers member is visible hanging the caste Hindu guy all through a verbal spat among the.
After this video went viral too, the district sales officer transferred the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) and Dalit body of workers member, who's an assistant in the workplace, on Saturday, August 14. As a part of departmental action, VAO Kalaiselvi has been transferred to Kalampalayam and VA Muthusamy has been transferred to Ambothi sales workplace in Coimbatore district from the Annur VAO workplace.
The incident passed off on August 6 whilst Gopinathan alias Gopalswamy (42), who hails from the Gounder network and works as a wedding dealer had long passed to the Village Administrative Officers (VAO) workplace in Annur. Gopinathan reportedly paid cash you got files regarding land patta. In the video that has now surfaced, Gopinathan needs the report as he and Muthusamy yell loudly at every other. In a suit of rage, Muthusamy, then moves Gopinathan throughout the face, because the latter falls to the ground. Kalaiselvi then rushes forward and is visible pacifying Gopinathan, soliciting for him to drink water. The guys then retain to argue, because the video ends.
Earlier, Muthusamy had informed a media person - the audio of which had long passed viral - that Gopinathan had long passed to the workplace you got land patta without retaining the specified files. In this model of events, whilst Kalaiselvi informed him to convey the files to method the patta, Gopinathan refused, and allegedly behaved rudely with her. It changed then that Muthusamy intervened, telling Gopinathan to talk decently with the girl officer and to convey the files. But whilst Gopinathan refused, he behaved aggressively, hurled caste slurs and threatened to get him fired, alleged Muthusamy. It changed then that Muthusamy fell at Gopinathan’s feet.
According to reports, Gopinathan had in advance attempted to resort to a grievance in opposition to Muthusamy on the Annur police station however no FIR changed into registered.
Coimbatore District Collector GS Sameeran had on August 7 ordered an inquiry committee headed through District Revenue Officer (DRO) Leela Alex. After the Coimbatore Collector ordered a case be registered withinside the matter, the Annur police on August 7 booked Gopinathan (38) below Sections 353 (Assault or crook pressure to discourage public servant from discharge of duty) of IPC and below numerous sections of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act as in line with the grievance through P Muthusamy (56).