Three arrested for killing two youth in Mayiladuthurai
The Hindu
Two men were killed and another sustained injuries in a clash at Muttam village, under the Perambur police station limits, late Friday (February 14, 2025). Three persons have been arrested in connection with the double murder.
Two men were killed and another sustained injuries in a clash at Muttam village, under the Perambur police station limits, late Friday (February 14, 2025). Three persons have been arrested in connection with the double murder.
According to the police, M. Muventhan, 24, from North Street, Muttam, had an ongoing dispute with R. Dinesh, 28, from the same locality. On the evening of Thursday (February 13, 2025), the two had a verbal altercation that escalated into a fight before residents intervened and dispersed them.
However, the next day, at around 8.30 p.m., when Dinesh was talking to his friends — K. Harish, 25, from Muttam; B. Sakthi, 20, from Srinivasapuram; and K. Ajay ,19, from Muttam — three individuals, identified as M. Thangathurai, 28, R. Rajkumar, 34, and Muventhan, allegedly attacked them with knives.
Harish sustained severe abdominal injuries, while Sakthi was stabbed in the back. Ajay suffered injuries to his hand. The injured were rushed to the Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital, but Harish and Sakthi succumbed to their injuries on the way.
The police said investigations revealed that the deceased and the injured had no direct enmity with the accused but were attacked while trying to prevent Dinesh from being assaulted. Based on a complaint, the Perambur police registered a case and arrested Thangathurai, Muventhan, and Rajkumar. They have been remanded in judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the district police in a statement dismissed allegations linking the murders to illicit liquor sales, clarifying that the clash arose from a verbal dispute among the men from the same locality. Further investigations are underway.
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