THANJAVUR: A 40-year-old truck driver was beaten to death near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur by his relatives on Saturday night. Police arrested a couple in connection with the murder.
The deceased has been identified as V Mahendran of Panthanallur Meleveli Irumoolai near Kumbakonam. He is survived by his wife and children.
While Mahendran was at his home on Saturday night, his relative K Manimaran, 38, who lived nearby, barged into his house with his wife M Kavitha and attacked Mahendran, his wife M Mahalakshmi, and mother Kaliyammal with logs and bricks “due to enmity,” police said. Mahendran sustained grievous injuries.
He was rushed to Government Hospital in Kumbakonam. However, he died in the same night. Mahalakshmi and Kaliyammal were undergoing treatment in the same hospital, police said.
The Panthanallur police registered a case against Manimaran, his wife and few others. The couple have been arrested. The police were looking for the other accused who were on the run.