3 Held for Chennai Techie Murder in Tiruchy District
Three men were arrested for allegedly murdering a Chennai-based IT employee and injuring two others during a firecracker dispute in Purathakudi.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a private software company employee following a dispute over bursting firecrackers at Purathakudi village, in Tiruchy district, on Sunday night.
S. Christopher (20) from Purathakudi, working in a private IT firm in Chennai, was killed and two of his friends were injured when a group attacked them over a dispute regarding the bursting of firecrackers at Purathakudi, near Samayapuram, Sunday night.
The injured, P. Ranjit (26) and R. Lenin (21), are undergoing treatment.
Trouble started when Christopher and his friends were bursting firecrackers on the eve of Deepavali, which was objected to by Donald, Edison and Charles.
Following this, there was a quarrel between them and at one stage, Donald attacked them with an iron spanner.
An injured Christopher was rushed to a private hospital nearby where the doctors declared him brought dead. His body was moved to MGMGH for post-mortem.
The Samayapuram police arrested Donald, Edison and Charles from their hideout in the Irungalur Upparu area and the arrested were remanded in judicial custody.