CHENNAI, Nov. 10 -- A 56-year-old special sub- inspector(SSI) of police in Tamil Nadu's Theni district died on Monday after being severely beaten by a group of four people after he admonished them for allegedly bursting crackers and filming reels in the middle of a public road during Diwali celebrations late on Sunday, police said. Three people were arrested on Monday and a case registered in connection with the incident, while a fourth accused is absconding, they added. Chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced ex-gratia compensation worth Rs.40 lakh for the family of the SSI, identified as K Senthil Kumar, attached to the Theni district superintendent of police's office. "I express my deepest condolences and sympathies to his family, relati...