TIRUPPUR: The city police are in search of two persons who attacked the Hindu Munnani district general secretary here and snatched a six-sovereign gold chain on Saturday night.
Police said R Baskarapandian (49) of Karthik Nagar near Vaikalmedu in Muthanampalayam is the district general secretary of Hindu Munnani in Tiruppur. His office functions out of Rakkiyapalayam junction. On Saturday, he was returning home on his bike after work. Around 10 pm, when he was at the Vaikalmedu area in Muthanampalayam, allegedly two strangers came from behind on a bike suddenly attacked him.
Baskarapandian fell down with his bike on the roadside. The duo then allegedly sprinkled chilli powder on his face and snatched his six-sovereign gold chain and escaped, police added. Passers-by rescued him and took him to a nearby private hospital for treatment.
