In September 1854, Aroonachella Moodelly, a weaver from Teroovumanulloor village in Cuddalore, faced brutal torture after being wrongly accused of theft. While he was away, a robbery occurred nearby and suspicion fell on him. On returning home, he found officials and peons waiting. Moodelly was tied to a tree, beaten repeatedly with slippers until he fainted, and forced to falsely claim the gold he owned was from a thief. He was held in custody by the tahsildar Soobba Royer for 25 days. When Moodelly insisted the gold belonged to him, the tahsildar ignored his claims. Moodelly described: "handcuffs were put on me, and I was lifted up by my moustaches by a peon named Ramaswammy Naik, and one side of my moustaches were pulled out." His brother Narrainsawmy was also badly treated and forced to confess. They were eventually acquitted in court. The victim named Anghee was tortured with a thumbscrew-like device to force a confession. The case was documented by Commissioner E.F. Elliot in the Madras Torture Commission report on January 17, 1855. Another victim, Chellappa Reddy from Valoothalumbadoo village, reported torture over a land dispute. After mortgaging land to Ramaswamy, Reddy refused to sell it. The tahsildar ordered peons to collect a debt of four rupees immediately. Reddy was dragged by his ears, hit on his back and legs, and pinched until he fainted. Though he paid later, his complaint to the Collector was ignored. These testimonies expose harsh treatment by local officials in mid-19th century Cuddalore, showing misuse of power and violent enforcement in cases of theft and land conflicts.