The victim stated that he had filed a complaint with the Chennai police and the collector about the land-grabbing incident, but when no action was taken, he resorted to the extreme measure
Anbu Jothi Ashram, a rehabilitation facility in Kundalapuliyur in Villupuram, had been operating for almost two decades without registration or license.
The deceased victim has been identified as G Manikandan. He was the Southern Madurai Deputy Secretary of a local Hindu rights group called Hindu Makkal Katchi.
Court also allowed the Hindu outfit, Indu Makkal Katchi- Tamizhagam (IMKT), to hold its State conference in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on January 29.