Couple held in connection with history-sheeter’s murder
Police in Koodankulam have arrested a couple suspected of murdering a local history-sheeter. The victim, who faced 27 criminal cases, was found dead on a farm following a meeting with the suspects regarding a financial dispute.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing issues with organized crime and vigilante violence in regional India.
The Koodankulam police have arrested a couple for allegedly murdering a history-sheeter on Thursday night.
Police said rowdy ‘Thoothukudi Selvam’, 41, who was facing 27 cases, including six murder cases, was found murdered in a farm at Sanganeri near Koodankulam on Friday morning.
During investigation, the Koodankulam police found that Selvam’s associate Chandru of Pottalkulam in Kanniyakumari district and his wife Gowri had come to meet the rowdy in the farm to discuss about financial transaction between them.
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