Construction labourer murdered in drunken brawl, co-worker arrested

A 51-year-old construction labourer was killed in a drunken brawl in Avadi on Tuesday night and his co-worker was arrested.

By :  migrator
Update: 2021-12-09 00:17 GMT
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Chennai

The deceased was identified as S Sivakumar of Ananda Nagar and the accused D Boopathy (29) of the same locality worked for him at construction sites.

On Tuesday night, the duo consumed liquor after work when a quarrel erupted over wages. In the melee, Boopathy attacked Sivakumar with an iron rod and fled, said police.

Sivakumar was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared brought dead. Avadi police registered a case and arrested Boopathy from a hideout. He was remanded in judicial custody.

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