Coimbatore: A 48-year-old man was found murdered near Ambalaparai village bus stop at Thirmalaiyampalayam on Friday morning.
The KG Chavadi police identified the deceased as P Nagamanickam, of Pichanur, on the outskirts of the city.
A police officer said, “The body has injuries to the right side of head, right eyebrow, right ear and mouth. Nail scratch mark was found on the chest and abdomen, while it had abrasion on left knee.”
During inquiry, Saravanan, of Ambalapari, told police that he and his wife had noticed four people fighting with each other in an inebriated state on Thursday night while they were passing by the bus stop. According to him, they were speaking in Madurai slang. tnn