Chennai couple assaulted over inside work dispute; two non-public agency workers held

The Chennai police have arrested two non-public agency workers for allegedly assaulting a pair following a dispute over a delay in finishing inside work at their home in Villivakkam.

According to the police, Babu, 37, and his spouse Deepika, residents of South Jagannathan Nagar, Villivakkam, had not too long ago bought a flat in the identical space. They had employed Vimal and Shyam Kumar, workers of a non-public firm, to hold out inside work on the home. However, the work had been delayed for over a month.

On October 16, Babu known as Vimal and expressed his anger over the delay. Later that evening, Vimal known as Babu once more and advised him that the supplies for the work had arrived, and requested him to go to the location. When Babu and Deepika went there early on October 17, Vimal and Shyam Kumar allegedly abused them verbally, assaulted Deepika with an iron rod, and struck Babu on the pinnacle with the identical, earlier than threatening to kill them.

Babu, who sustained a bleeding head harm, was admitted to a non-public hospital for therapy. Deepika lodged a criticism on the Villivakkam police station searching for motion towards the duo.

Following an investigation, police arrested the accused — Vimal, 30, of Nemilichery, Thiruninravur, and Shyam Kumar, 25, of Nathammedu, each from Tiruvallur district — on Friday.