COIMBATORE: A three-member gang stabbed a 23-year-old man to death at Kamarajapuram here on Saturday.
Police identified the deceased as R Janarthanan of Shasthiri Street at Thudiyalur. They have arrested S Guna, 21 and his friend R Rajesh, 21, of Kavundamapalayam in connection with the murder.
Janarthanan was a Kamarajapuram native and faced two assault cases, a police officer said. “His family had moved to Thudiyalur two years ago, but he often visited Kamarajapuram to meet his friends, get drunk and fight with people. Guna’s father is running a footwear shop at Kamarajapuram. Janarthanan used to demand money from him. Three days ago, Janarthanan phoned Guna and asked him to give money.”
An angry Guna decided to finish off Janarthanan, the officer said. “Guna sought the help of his friends Rajesh and Mari. After learning that Janarthanan was at Kamarajapuram on Saturday morning, the trio reached there on a motorcycle. They found Janarthanan at the Kamarajapuram junction and stabbed him several times. They managed to escape from the place.”
Janarthanan’s younger brother R Jagadeesh and relatives took him to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). But doctors declared him dead.
Based on Jagadeesh’s complaint, the RS Puram police registered a case against Guna, Mari and Rajesh under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. They arrested Guna and Rajesh on Sunday and seized a knife from them.