TVK man arrested for harassing minor

VILLUPURAM: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on the charge of harassment, intimidation, and abetment in the suicide of a 13-year-old minor girl at Narasingarayanpettai in Gingee taluk on Monday.

The accused, T Saravanan, is the branch treasurer of Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam and brother-in-law of TVK’s Villupuram West and north district secretary Guna Saravanan.

According to the Gingee police, the accused had been stalking and harassing the girl for the past three months. On Monday, the man and his sister Sangeetha, in front of everyone, argued with the girl to accept his proposal and marry him, police said