A development employee, whose act of killing an Indian rat snake by slamming it on the street went viral on-line, was arrested by the Forest Department.
The video confirmed Viji (29) of Tirupathur chasing the snake, holding it by the tail and slamming it on the street. He was arrested on Wednesday on the cost of killing the reptile protected beneath Schedule 1 of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. He was remanded in judicial custody on Thursday.
Four schoolboys rescued
The Madukkarai police rescued 4 runaway college boys, all aged 13 years and belonging to Kurumbapalayam, from Mettupalayam bus stand and handed them over to their dad and mom.
A police workforce rescued the boys who had been planning to board a bus to Ooty, to get away as a result of worry of their dad and mom scolding them over the warning issued by their college authorities for having indulged in a quarrel with their friends.
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