The City police booked the husband of a DMK councillor for allegedly attacking a sanitary supervisor on Sunday (July 19). The accused was identified as A. Ramalingam (72), a resident of Gugai in ward 48 and the husband of ward councillor Vijaya. On Sunday, a quarrel broke out between Ramalingam and sanitary supervisor M. Moorthy (53), a resident of Kitchipalayam, allegedly for not cleaning garbage in the ward. During the quarrel, Ramalingam allegedly attacked the supervisor, and the incident was caught on the CCTV camera in the locality; it went viral on social media. Following the incident, the Shevapet police registered a case against Ramalingam.
Published - July 20, 2026 07:29 pm IST