India, July 1 -- What happened recently in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, is worse than the Nirbhaya case for which four persons involved were hanged a few months ago. A father and son, P Jayaraj and Fenix, running a mobile accessory shop in Sathankulam town in Tuticorin district were arrested by some policemen allegedly for keeping their shop open for some time beyond the period permitted during the lockdown. The two of them were booked under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 353 (use of force to deter public servant from duty) 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 506(2) (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
They were then taken to the poli...