Man held for killing his friend while consuming liquor near Avadi

A 30-year-old motorcycle mechanic was arrested for allegedly killing his friend by forcing sand into his mouth, following a quarrel while the two were consuming liquor near a lake at Kannappalayam, near Avadi, on September 20.

The accused has been identified as Madan, while the victim Vasanthakumar, 45, was a tailor from Kannappalayam. According to police, the two men were friends but frequently quarrelled over trivial issues.

Police said Vasanthakumar was found dead on the bund of the Kannappalayam tank on September 21. Initially, the Avadi police registered a case of suspicious death, as there were no obvious signs of assault, and sent the body to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for a post mortem.