Electrician murdered by friends in drunken brawl near Thiruvottiyur
Sathangadu Police had registered a case of murder and arrested his friends Karthick (21) and Purushothaman (19).
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CHENNAI: A 27-year-old man was killed by his friends allegedly in a drunken brawl near Thiruvottiyur on Saturday night.
Police investigations revealed that the three of them were drinking together when an argument broke out between them, after which, in a fit of rage, two of them smashed a beer bottle on the other person's head.
The deceased was identified as Selvam of Thiruvottiyur, an electrician.
A passerby found Selvam with blood injuries and moved him to a nearby hospital, where Selvam succumbed to the injuries on Sunday.
Sathangadu Police had registered a case of murder and arrested his friends Karthick (21) and Purushothaman (19).They were produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.