On
7th April 1991, Puthur police station in Cuddalore district was
attacked in the wee hours by Tamil chauvinists in a bidto loot weapons from the
Police Station. The attack was repulsed by the alert Sub Inspector Sundervadhanam
and a Policeman K Rajendran who were on duty at the station. In the unforeseen
and well -planned attack, the sub inspector was seriously injured while the Policeman
Rajendran was killed in front of the Police Station itself. The brave
resistance of the policemen prevented the perpetrators from looting the weapons
and they had to flee from the station empty-handed. The case was finally solved
with the arrest of the Tamil chauvinists and they were arraigned before the
court of law. After a lapse of 23 years, all the 8 criminalswere convicted and
sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.
The judgment was handed down in the last week of March 2014.
At
the time when the incident took place, Mr S.R. Jangid, IPS., was the Supt of Police
of Cuddalore district. His meticulous formation of special teams and guidance led
to the timely detection of the case. This apart, he erected a marble bust statue
of the Policeman killed in harness in front of the District Police Office,
Cuddalore, where it remains a cynosure of Police Honour. The action of Mr. Jangid, IPS., in having
erected the statue of the deceased police constable Rajendran, is fondly
remembered and appreciated by one and all.
Similarly,
a Marriage Hall with the voluntary contridution of all the Policemen of
Cuddalore distt was constructed. It is allotted to Policemen and their families
for any of their family functions free of cost.
The
write-ups that appeared in the Tamil biweekly Kumudam Reporter dated 03.04.2014
and Tamil Daily News Paper dated 26.03.2014 are given below-
