Painter hacked to death by juvenile near Madurai

A 38-year-old painter K. Nagamuthu of Kovilpappakudi was hacked to death by a local minor boy following a quarrel under Alanganallur police station limits on Sunday night.

The police said that Nagamuthu had scolded his friend’s son after he picked up a quarrel with his father. He also slapped the boy.

This angered the boy and he pulled out a machete and attacked him multiple times on his neck and killed him on the spot.

Later, the boy took petrol from the bike of the deceased and set on fire the body. Alanganallur police have picked up the juvenile. The police said that the juvenile had been involved in another murder case under Samayanallur police station limits early in 2024. He got released only in August.

In an unrelated incident, K. Dhanapal of Varichur under Silaiman police station limits was hacked to death by two persons, including V. Karuppu, 22, and another unidentified person on Sunday.

The police have arrested Karuppu. Previous enmity is said to have led to the murder.

Published - September 30, 2024 07:23 pm IST