Vehicular traffic comes to a standstill on the Tiruchy–Chennai national highway during the villagers’ protest near Samayapuram toll plaza. (Representational image)

Tension prevailed for more than half-an-hour and vehicular traffic on the Tiruchy-Chennai national highway at Samayapuram toll plaza, near Tiruchy, on Monday when a group of residents of Inam Samayapuram village blocked the road, demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits involved in a double-murder near the NH toll booth at Samayapuram Sunday night.

Police said S. Rahul (17) and his relative R. Vishal (17) of Inam Samayapuram village, working as coolies, were chatting on the banks of the Pullambadi canal near the toll both Sunday night.

A gang came there and fatally attacked them with deadly weapons and escaped.

A passer-by alerted the Samayapuram police and a police team, led by Samayapuram inspector K. Kunasekaran, arrived at the spot and removed the bodies to MGMGH.

Protesting against the double-murder, the villagers of Inam Samayapuram blocked the road at Samayapuram NH toll booth, demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits.

A police team arrived there and assured the agitators the culprits will be arrested soon, and restored normalcy.

Tiruchy superintendent of police Dongare Preavin Umesh visited the spot.

Fatal celebration: In another incident, a 20-year-old IT professional was killed, and his friend injured, when a group of persons attacked them with deadly weapons over a dispute about bursting firecrackers at Purathakudi village, near Samayapuram, Sunday night.

Police said X. Christopher (20) hailed from Purathakudi and worked in a private IT firm in Chennai. He, along with P. Ranjit, (26) his local friend and a college student of the same area, were bursting firecrackers on the eve of Deepavali.

This was objected to by Donald, Edison, and Charles. Following this there was an argument between them and at one stage, Donald attacked them with an iron spanner.

Christopher was rushed to a private hospital nearby where doctors declared him brought dead. His body was moved to MGMGH for post-mortem.

Ranjit is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

The Samayapuram police are investigating.

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