Salem: A 38-year-old man and his friend were arrested in Tirupur district on Sunday for threatening police officers on duty in the city.
Police said on Saturday, Sellapandian, a former union secretary of Suramangalam division of Hindu Munnani, and his friend Tamilarasan, 34, were on their way to Kondalampatty area in the city on their bike.
Police stopped them for not wearing helmet and mask and imposed a fine of Rs 500.
Livid Sellapandia started arguing with the police and at a point issued death threats to them.
When police tried to detain them, they escaped from the spot.estLater, based on a complaint from SSI William James, who was on the duty during the incident, the Kondalampatty police lodged a complaint and launched a search for the duo.
The police traced them to Avinashi in Tirupur district and arrested.
The duo were later lodged at the Salem central prison.
Meanwhile, Hindu Munnani Salem division in-charge A Santhosh Kumar expelled Sellapandian from the outfit on Saturday night after coming to know about the incident.
Two held for threatening cops
