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114 For the sake of convenience, we give below the free English translation of the chief-examination of Chinnapillai (P.W.49):

“At present, I am residing at Kuppanatham. I have 7 children, in all. The deceased Murugesan is my elder sister’s child. After the death of my https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis R.T. No. 4 of 2021 & Crl.A. Nos.483, 504, 522, 523, 524 & 626 of 2021 elder sister, I married my elder sister’s husband for fostering the child. The child born next to Murugesan, is Palanivel, the next child’s name is Velmurugan, next to him is Maharaja, next to him is Sundharapandian. The names of the daughters are Tamilarasi, Mahalakshmi and Maharani. Murugesan had studied BE, before his death. On completion of his BE Course, he went to Bangalore for work. Murugesan died in the year 2003. Since there was an issue in the village, 1 ½ years prior to the death of Murugesan at Kuppanatham, we migrated to Kooraipettai from Kuppanatham. A2 – Marudhapandi threatened us with a knife stating that, my son Murugesan had borrowed Rs.10,000/- and gone and if I did not repay the amount, he will set all of us ablaze along with house. My husband went in search of Murugesan. Later, he had told A4 - Aiyaswamy that his elder brother’s son had borrowed Rs.10,000/- and went and had asked him to bring his elder brother’s son Murugesan. He had said as such, a day prior to the death of my son Murugesan. My husband, who went in search of my son, had not returned. A4 Aiyaswamy brought my son from the house of my daughter Tamilarasi at Vannankudikadu. The accused Aiyaswamy had taken away my son to the motor shed owned by A1 Duraisamy, once darkness fell. Duraisamy, Marudhapandiyan and Aiyaswamy are all present in this Court, now. When my son was brought, we, viz., my daughter Tamilarasi, my sons Palanivel, Velmurugan and I were all at home. Having been beaten and dragged out from the motor shed, my son had been tied and beaten up near Mariamman temple. Maruthapandi, Ramadoss, Thangavel, Rangasamy, Molaiyan and Mani assaulted my son. Now, all of them are present before this Court. They assaulted him asking, “where you had kept the girl, we will kill you if do not say the place where you had kept the girl”. The girl’s name is Kannagi. They assaulted by using abusive words, stating that, ‘para pundaikku vanniyar pundai kekkudha’. My sister-in-law - Amaravathi and my daughter Tamilarasi, came from the village, and said that, her elder brother was tied and beaten up. When I saw my son, he was left barely with an underwear. His hands and legs were tied. They lowered my son, upside down, with his hands and legs tied, into a bore pipe measuring 10 inches. Once he was lowered and lifted up as such, my son told them that he had kept Kannagi in the house of Aiyasamy’s mother-in- law. The above said occurrence was seen by me, my sister-in-law Amaravathi, my daughter Tamilarasi and my sons Velmurugan and https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis R.T. No. 4 of 2021 & Crl.A. Nos.483, 504, 522, 523, 524 & 626 of 2021 Palanivel. Later on, accused Jothi, Venkatesan, Marudhapandi, Ramadass, Thangavel and Mani having assaulted my brother in law Aiyasamy, took him in a SUMO Car, stating that the girl is in his mother-in-law’s residence only. During that time, they tied my son nearby Mariamman Temple, placed him under the custody of two persons and went. They chased me out, without allowing me to see my son. We went home. My daughter and I stayed in sister-in-law’s house. Being afraid, both my sons, slept in the backyard, near the village. In the early morning, while my sister-in-law, my daughter and I went and saw, my son Murugesan was not found near the temple. At that time, talks have been prevailing among the villagers that, my son is going to be killed, by giving poison. At that time, my sister-in-law and I rushed through the Aiyanar Temple, in search of my son. A passage would pass through the Aiyanar Temple. We went searching through that path. While we were going, we heard an alarm. My son was found to have been tied around a tree at a cashew grove, near the Aiyanar Temple. Accused Aiyasamy was found to be tied with a tree. The accused who are present were all present there. Except A14 and 15, all the other accused were present there. When we saw, my son was made to be laid with his head on the western direction and his legs on the eastern direction. His hands and legs were tied. Marudhapandi poured the poison into my son’s mouth. Since my son did not open his mouth, one Rangasamy cut my son’s mouth, with a knife. Accused Jothi and Mani caught hold of my son’s hands. The Accused Ramadass sat upon the chest of my son. It is only the thing that had happened. They gave poison. I intercepted. They restrained me. I lost my consciousness, on seeing poison being fed to my son. My sister-in-law gave me water. Immediately, we rushed to the Police Station. In the Police Station, we were assaulted and chased out stating ‘parachikku padayatchi ponnu kekkudha’ (Is the girl from upper caste padayatchi required for a boy hailing from pariah caste). Thereafter, we came home. Later, my husband returned home. At that time, accused Rangasamy and others had arrived, stating that, they had given poison and set him ablaze. At once, my husband, my daughter and I, all went to the crematorium. There, my son was on pyre. A ring was there in my son’s finger. We took that and came. Later on, we shifted our residence to Kuppanatham. I have testified regarding this occurrence in Chengalpet Court, also.