The DMK has alleged that police planted cannabis at a trader’s shop in Tirukkalapatti, Sivaganga district, after he protested against a TASMAC outlet, and has demanded departmental and criminal action against the officers involved. The allegation has not been independently verified in the material supplied for this report.
In a statement issued by the party, the DMK accused the police of attempting to arrest the trader after allegedly hiding cannabis at his shop. The report identifies the affected trader as being from Singampunari and places the incident in Tirukkalapatti, in Sivaganga district.
The party alleged that the trader had been opposing the operation of a TASMAC outlet. TASMAC is the state-run liquor retail organisation in Tamil Nadu. The DMK said the alleged action represented a misuse of law-enforcement powers against a member of the public who had raised an objection to a liquor outlet.
The statement also criticised the state government’s handling of narcotics-related offences and referred to separate allegations involving the trafficking of methamphetamine and cannabis. Those references were made as political claims in the party statement, and the supplied report does not include supporting case documents, police records or responses from the individuals or agencies mentioned.
The DMK further alleged that the police had failed to act against people it described as drug traffickers while pursuing the trader. It demanded immediate departmental proceedings and registration of a criminal case against the officers allegedly connected with the incident. The party also called for an apology to the trader from the chief minister, whom it described as responsible for the police department.
The report does not provide the date of the alleged search, the quantity or form of cannabis purportedly recovered, the sections of law invoked, details of any arrest, or the status of a complaint or court proceeding. It also does not carry a response from the Tamil Nadu Police, the Sivaganga district administration, TASMAC or the trader concerned.
The allegations, if established, would raise questions about safeguards governing narcotics seizures, the documentation of searches and the protection of citizens involved in protests against liquor outlets. At present, however, the supplied material establishes only that the DMK made the allegations. Confirmation would require the relevant police records, complaint or FIR, court documents, and responses from the authorities and the affected trader.
