Cuddalore, Apr 11: Fifteen DMK men were injured in a police lathicharge on a large group of volunteers, when some of them made an attempt to set ablaze an effigy of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, during a procession to protest the arrest of DMK youth wing leader M K Stalin and three other MLAs of the party, today. Police said 15 persons were injured in the melee, with four of them being hospitalised. The other injured were treated and later discharged. Police said 200 DMK volunteers including MLA Paneerselvam, were taken into custody. Following this the situation was tense in the area for some time. Police pickets have been posted in the area and no further incidents have so far been reported. Bureau Report