Four held for double homicide, our bodies exhumed in Thoothukudi

Four individuals had been arrested for allegedly murdering two brothers and burying their our bodies in a pit close to Thermal Nagar within the metropolis.

Police mentioned passers-by alerted Thermal Nagar Police on Thursday night to canine feasting on a hand close to the Uppar Odai. When the police visited the spot, they discovered that the physique of a person had been buried there. The physique was exhumed on Friday within the presence of Assistant Superintendent of Police Madhan and Thoothukudi Tashildar Muralidharan.

When the train was occurring, the police discovered one other physique buried within the pit. Both the our bodies had been in a decomposed state. After an on-the-spot autopsy, the our bodies had been despatched to Government Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital.

During investigation, the police discovered {that a} ‘man lacking criticism’ had been registered on July 27 of their police station based mostly on a criticism from one Ponraj of Camp I that his sons P. Maripandi, 35, and P. Arulraj, 30, {a partially} visually challenged youth, had gone lacking.

The police discovered {that a} relative of Maripandi from Kovilpillai Nagar just lately ended his life, and Rithan, 25, one in every of his brothers, suspected that Maripandi and Arulraj had been the rationale for his brother’s taking the intense step.

When Maripandi and Arulraj had been standing in entrance of their home within the early hours of July 27, Rithan and his mates S. Mohammed Meeran, 20, M. Shankar, 20 and S. Sathish, 20, allegedly attacked them with stones and golf equipment, wherein they swooned.

After carrying them to the Uppar Odai, the foursome murdered Maripandi and Arulraj and buried their our bodies within the pit. All the 4 suspects have been arrested.

As the household of the deceased brothers alleged that the police didn’t inquire into their criticism correctly and take speedy steps to seek for the 2, Thermal Nagar Inspector Gandhimathi has been transferred to Tiruchendur police station.

Further investigations are on.