The police on Tuesday arrested three men in connection with the murder of two youth, whose bodies were found at a burial ground near Perungalathur in the city earlier in the day.
In the early hours of Tuesday, the police received information that two bodies were found with their heads severed at the burial ground in Gundumedu, near Perungalathur. Upon receipt of the information, police personnel from the Peerkankaranai police station rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Then, they began an investigation.
The police identified the victims as Annamalai, 23, and his associate Zilla alias Tamilarasan, 24, of Perungalathur. Both men, from New Perungalathur, were painters and were selling ganja to make a quick buck, the police said. They were in a feud with another group led by Sonu alias Gopalakrishnan and Arif, allegedly over selling ganja and painkiller tablets, the police said.
On Monday, Annamalai called Sonu’s wife over phone, made derogatory remarks about her, and threatened to kill her husband. She informed Sonu about this when he returned home.
Sonu contacted Annamalai and asked him to come to a spot in Gundumedu at midnight so they could talk and sort out their dispute. Then, he went with his friends Vijay and Arif in an autorickshaw to the place where Annamalai and at least 15 other persons were waiting. The groups held talks and reached an agreement.
Sonu and his associates returned home, after which they armed themselves with knives and iron rods from Sonu’s house and returned to the spot. They attacked Annamaalai and Tamilarasan with the weapons. They severed their heads and dumped the bodies at the burial ground.
An autorickshaw driver, who was present at the scene, lodged a complaint at the Peerkankaranai police station. After recovering the bodies, the police sent them to the Government Chengalpattu Hospital for a post-mortem. On Tuesday evening, the police arrested Sonu, Arif, and Vijay.
Published - July 02, 2024 01:56 pm IST
