Salem: A drunken brawl at a Tasmac outlet at Anandha bridge in the city led to the stabbing of murder accused to death by a rival gang on Saturday night. The Salem town police arrested one person and launched a search for three others in connection with the case.
The deceased has been identified as A Kirubakaran, of Kitchipalayam. Kirubakaran is facing a murder case in the Kitchipalayam police limit.
On Saturday night, Kirubakaran was consuming alcohol with his friends Hussain, 30, and Srinivasan, 27, in the Tasmac bar at Anandha bridge in the city.
Another gang consisting of four men led by Mohan, 27, came to the same bar to consume alcohol. It is learnt that there was a personal enmity between Kirubakaran and Mohan.
“A verbal fight broke out between Mohan and Kirubakaran when they saw each other,” inspector (in-charge) of Salem town police station A Sivakumar said. He said Mohan and his gang members including Gokulakrishnan, 32, another Mohan, 35, and Suresh, 35, joined in the fight and started assaulting the rival gang members.
At one stage, Mohan and his gang stabbed Kirubakaran, Hussain and Srinivasan using knives and beer bottles. “Amjath, 28, who was consuming alcohol at the bar attempted to stop the fight. But he also received stab injury,” the inspector added.
All the four victims were rushed to the government Mohan Kumaramangalam medical college and hospital for treatment. “Kirubakaran, who received deep cut injuries in his intestines and stomach, died on Sunday morning,” the inspector said. The Salem town registered a case and arrested Mohan and launched a search for the rest. TNN