CHENNAI: A 35-year-old police informer was murdered in
Sunguvar Chathiram on Friday morning. The deceased T Benny, a resident of
Thirumazhisai near
Poonamallee was a painter.
He was allegedly murdered by two chain-snatchers who were arrested and jailed on Benny's tip off.
Benny was living in the community hall at
Molachur village near Sunguvar Chathiram. On Thursday evening, two men,
Ramraj and Vinodh, who were in jail in a chain snatching case and were recently released tried to attack Benny with a knife at the hall. Benny locked himself up in one of the rooms.
"The duo managed to get into the room and attacked him and left him to die," said an investigating officer.
Sunguvar Chathiram police sent the body for autopsy. The hunt is on for the assailants. tnn
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