A 48-year-old autorickshaw driver was bludgeoned to death by an electrician who dropped a boulder on his head in Nandambakkam.
Police said that Rajendran, 48, was an autodriver. On Monday, he was sleeping in his house after consuming liquor. His wife and children had gone out and on their return, found him murdered.
According to the police, Rajendran, after being separated from his first wife, got into a relationship with another woman, Devi.
Prior enmity
He was living with her and her children. She recently developed a relationship with Murugan, an electrician.
Due to this, Murugan dropped a boulder on Rajendran’s head and killed him, the police said. Murugan has been arrested.