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Fringe outfit members held for planning to hoist black flag on

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Press Trust of India Chennai

Three members of a fringe Tamil outfit have been arrested for allegedly planning to hoist a black flag on the Independence day, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team had on August 14 caught the trio who were found carrying pamphlets containing anti-India slogans, a release from police department said.

The accused had planned to hoist a black flag on the occasion of Independence Day yesterday, the release said.

All those arrested belonged to an outfit called Tamil Desiya Viduthalai.

The three were produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.

Further investigation is on, the release added.

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First Published: Aug 16 2018 | 10:20 PM IST

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