Cops arrest protesters for locking up BSNL office in Valparai

Members who participated in the protest were arrested and were held in a private wedding hall


Coimbatore:

Indian Central Government’s BSNL telecom service provides their services in Valparai, Coimbatore District. Banks and government E-service centers use this network for their proceedings.



However over the past few months, the BSNL telecom service in the Valparai area has been frequently out of order, disrupting banking and e-service centers.



DMK party members including lawyer Palpandi, J Bhaskar, Ambika, Subbaiah and EK Ponnusamy, lawyer Vinod Kumar took part in a protest locking the office premises.

Members who participated in the protest were arrested and were held in a private wedding hall.

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