ABVP president Dr Subbiah Shanmugam “desperately seeks compromise” on the harassment issue

The national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam has been accused of harassing a 52-yr previous girl, who happens to be his neighbour. The information of the exact have been captured in the condominium CCTV footage but the city police, in accordance to the complainant’s relatives, refused to register a 1st Info Report (FIR).

This activated a controversy all around FIR denial since the law enforcement gave only a CSR (Neighborhood Company Sign-up) receipt to the complainant’s family.

Particulars on audio-video clip expose of Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam

In an audio recording leaked on Twitter, Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam can be allegedly heard in dialogue with possibly a political advisor conceding that the BJP functionaries were being directly sent by the RSS to address up girls harassment rates versus him. Clear particular person (Dr. Shanmugam) claims, “There could be lots of causes why the woman was offended, but this immediate accusation by the woman indicating, I was urinating at her door is not suitable.”

He further more certifies, “100% per cent I am not liable. On the other hand, considering the fact that there is a good deal of social media ire, I desperately search for a compromise on the challenge with the girl and Jayakumar did try out to influence the lady, but the relatives did not response.” On the other hand, the authenticity of the audio-video clip recording is underneath the scanner.

According to the audio message, an advisor is inquiring who is considered to be Dr. Shanmugam “to not seek the involvement of Jayakumar and other folks in this make any difference, as they are outsiders and he thinks it is effortless to resolve issues with insiders inside the metropolis. These goon threats to the sufferer will not function on these concerns, but to request aid from Mr. Narasimhan, the BJP head.”

The woman’s relatives sought to sign-up an FIR in search of legal action in opposition to Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam submitting prices of harassment, and nuisance underneath the Epidemic Act, but the law enforcement waited for the medical professional to file the criticism very first.

Also, now the sufferer female claims, she was pressured by the BJP functionary, a person named Jayakumar who threatened her inquiring her to withdraw the criticism in opposition to Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam.

Inside of facts: How and when did it all start out?

The trouble started brewing some 4 months back when the girl neighbor asked Dr. Shanmugam to pay Rs. 1500 for every month for employing her allocated car or truck parking slot in the condominium complicated at Nanganallur. A family members member claimed, “He would simply call her and harass, inquiring if he can ship her chicken, being aware of perfectly she’s a vegetarian.”

The woman’s household has accused Dr. Subbiah Shanmugam, the chief of Surgical Oncology at the Kilpauk Healthcare College or university Hospital, and the governing administration healthcare facility at Royapettah for urinating at their doorstep, harassing the lady about the cell phone, throwing utilised confront masks and rubbish exterior her doorway and breaking a signboard as effectively.

Plainly denying the allegation of law enforcement inaction on the matter, Bala, a law enforcement officer at Chennai’s Adambakkam police station said, the lady in query failed to want an FIR and make issues general public. She experienced knowledgeable the law enforcement previously that a compromise will be labored out.

On the other hand, with the controversy gaining steam in the times on social media, the metropolis law enforcement ended up forced to register a grievance from Dr. Shanmugan for violating quarantine principles and causing “mischief and nuisance”.

The CCTV footage captured is at this time underneath investigation by the Chennai police. Resources with expertise of the make any difference claim, the video has been tampered with.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami’s intervention has been sought by DMK MP Kanimozhi and it can be now questioned if ABVP, a student team linked to BJP and Dr. Shanmugam’s political affiliations are triggering investigation delays and additional action on the issue.