MADURAI
The Madurai district court sentenced a man from Varichiyur to life imprisonment on the charges of assault and murder. The man, Karuppiah Kannan, was charged with hacking Vadamugam to death with a billhook in 2015.
First Additional Sessions Judge M. Thandavan sentenced Karuppiah Kannan to life and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 on him. It was said that the duo had shared previous enmity. On April 29, 2015, following a wordy duel, Karuppiah Kannan hacked Vadamugam to death. After a complaint was filed by Vadamugam’s mother, Karuppayoorani police booked a case of murder.