Cops grill Hindraf leaders

The police today interviewed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders for more than an hour at the Dang Wangi police headquarters over them showing up at the prime minister’s ‘open house’ on Oct 1.

K Shanthi, the wife of Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy, Hindraf information chief S Jayathas and Selangor coordinator K Tamilselvam were interrogated today for illegal assembly under Section 27 (5) of the Police Act, as well as trespass under Section 447 of the Penal Code.