Coimbatore: A 20-year-old man was found murdered at Mel Lakkampatti village near Uthangarai in Krishnagiri district on Friday morning. The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
Police identified the deceased as T Dhilip, of Mel Chamangalam at Thirupathur. A final-year graduate student of a private college, he used to work as a part-time employee of a flower shop at Thirupathur. His body was found at Kuppamma Land at Mel Lakkampatti junction, some 20 km away from Thirupathur, with cut injuries to the left side of his neck and stab injuries to his throat.
Two special teams, led by Uthangarai deputy superintendent of police Rajapandian, have been formed to nab the murderers. The teams have approached mobile phone operators to get the call details of the deceased.
“We have picked up five friends of the deceased for questioning. The special teams are working on various angles to get a lead,” police said. tnn