NAGAPATTINAM: The special team of

arrested a man for attacking A Parthiban, the district secretary of Hindu Makkal Katchi Nagapattinam, allegedly over a row on beef on Thursday night. The police picked up J Jafaruallah, 26, of Poravacherry and are searchinf for another accused in the incident.

Jafarullah was accused of thrashing Parthiban with weapons and hurling abusive words at him when the latter was on his way home near Sikkal in Nagapattinam on July 19. Police said that the special team scanned CCTV footage to verify the identity of another accused. It was alleged that a four-member gang attacked Parthiban.

It all started when Parthiban filed a complaint after he and Shahul Hameed picked an argument over supplying water to the locality. Yunus supported Shahul and posted a post on cow on facebook. Faizaan, 24, from Poravachery joined them by posting a picture of him drinking beef soup.

On July 11, N Dineshkumar, 28, from Sivan North Street, R Agathiyan, 28, from Chetti Street, A Ganeshkumar, 27, from Main Road and M Mohankumar, 28, from Nallamuthu Mudaliyar Street of Poravacherry attacked Faizaan for uploading the picture. The police arrested them on the next day. Faizaan was admitted to the government hospital in Nagapattinam. A week later, Parthiban was attacked.

The police found a link between the accused involved in the case and three others – Shahul Hameed, Yunus and Faizaan. Sources said the attack on Parthiban was the fallout of his role in booking the three people in beef row.

The police have already arrested Shahul and Yunus for their remarks on beef while Faizaan was apprehended after he was discharged from government hospital in Nagapattinam on July 20. Parthiban was still being treated at Tiruvarur government medical college hospital.