Four history-sheeters among eight persons arrested for attacking youth with knife in Kodungaiyur
Police in Kodungaiyur have arrested eight individuals, including four known offenders, for the attempted murder of a 26-year-old laborer. The victim was attacked with knives following an argument and is currently receiving medical treatment.
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The Kodungaiyur police have arrested eight persons, including four history-sheet offenders, on charges of attempting to murder a youth.
The police said that the victim, Arulraj, 26, is a resident of M.G.R. Nagar, Rickshaw Colony, Kodungaiyur. A daily-wage labourer, Arulraj was returning home on a two-wheeler on Wednesday night when the incident occurred. He approached Anna Salai on 4th Street, M.G.R. Nagar, close to his residence, when a man named Rajesh, his brother, and their friends from the same locality intercepted Arulraj and asked him where his friend Surya was. They got into an argument, and the group attacked Arulraj with knives, before fleeing.
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