MADURAI: The Keelavalavu police booked three men in connection with the murder of a newlywed man in a village in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu.
V Vellaisamy,29, of Pepanaiyampatti village was hacked to death at Boothamangalam junction on Wednesday. He had married only four months ago.
Based on a complaint filed by Vellaisamy’s wife V Bhavani,20, the Keelavalvu police registered a case under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the IPC against R Ayyanar, C Prabhu and A Dharmar of Attapatti village.
Police said Vellaisamy with the help of a few villagers had caught the trio red-handed while they had been stealing a goat a few months ago and handed them over to the police. After coming out of the prison, the trio murdered him to take revenge, according to the police.
Special police teams have been formed to nab the trio.