The Attur Rural Police have registered a case against 46 persons for allegedly holding four officials of the Food Safety Department captive for a few hours in a sago manufacturing unit in Kattukottai village near Attur on Wednesday.
Police sources said that S. Mariappan, Designated Officer, Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, and three other staff, were conducting surprise check in the sago unit following complaints of adulteration in the sago manufacturing process, when they were detained by the owner of the concerned unit along with the owners of other nearby units.
The police rushed to the spot and rescued the officials. Based on a complaint lodged by Mr. Mariappan, the Attur Rural Police registered case against six known persons, including S. Duraisamy, president of the Attur Sago and Starch Manufacturers Welfare Association, S. Prabakaran, its secretary, and 40 unknown persons under Sections 147 (rioting), 341 (wrongful restraint), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty) and 506 (1) IPC (criminal intimidation), police sources said.
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