Man held for killing brother

Coimbatore: Tirupur police have arrested a 40-year-old man for murdering his elder brother in an inebriated state at their house in Karuvampalayam in the city on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Rajendran, a daily wage worker.
According to police officials, the accused and his elder brother Gunasekaran, 49, stayed with their parents in Karuvampalayam. Both of them often argued and fought with each other after consuming liquor.
On Tuesday night, the brothers had an argument after they returned home in an inebriated state. In the heat of the argument, Rajendran picked up a grinding stone and smashed his brother’s head with it, the official said.
Alerted by their neighbours, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body of the deceased that was found in a pool of blood. The body was sent to Tirupur hospital for post-mortem. Police have charged the accused under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC. Further investigations are on. TNN