Chennai, July 19 (BPNS)
The Greater Chennai Police have deployed 200 policemen at the Marina beach in Chennai expecting a protest over the death of the Plus two student at Kallakurichi on Tuesday.
The policemen are deployed following rumours on social media that there would be protest at the Marina beach on the issue of the suicide of a Class XII student of a private residential school in Kallakurichi on July 13th.
It may be noted that social media was used heavily during the Kallakurichi leading to unrest and public protest leading to the vandalising of the private residential school. Several school buses and police vehicles were torched.
The Madras High court had on Monday said that the violence at the school premises was well planned and executed. Police officers who are probing the case have also confirmed that the protestors assembled after chatting in a newly formed Whatsapp group.
Police have also said that social media has played a vital role as many people had raised their doubts and foul play in the girl’s death through various social media platforms.
The investigators said that these messages had triggered the attack on the private residential school and torching of the school buses and vans and also burning of several police vehicles.
With the rumours spreading in social media that people are likely to protest near the Marina beach on the issue of the death of the Plus two student at Kallakurichi.
