Five arrested in Sivaganga double murder case

Sivaganga police have arrested five persons in connection with the recent murder of two men in the district.

Police said Deyvendiran, 25, was from Kayaodai Pudukudiyiruppu near Kalaiyarkovil in Sivaganga district. He ran a bar at Pollachi in Coimbatore district. Having come to his hometown, he bought a new car. Two days ago, he and Poovandi, 25, from Siruvelangudi, who worked at a private financial institution, went to Kodikkad kanmai (tank) near Sivaganga in the car. They sat near the tank and consumed alcohol.

An eight-member gang arrived on two-wheelers and chased the two men. The gang members hacked them to death and damaged Deyvendiran’s car before fleeing the scene. Sivaganga Town police registered a case.