Hairdresser murder: Body exhumed, 3 more arrested

Coimbatore: The body of the hairdresser, who was murdered and buried by his former employer and three of his aides near Thondamuthur on April 10, was exhumed in front of revenue department officials on Sunday.
After the autopsy, which was performed on the spot, the body was cremated by his family members near the crime scene.
The Vadavalli police, meanwhile, arrested the remaining three accused - N Nandhakumar, 40, of Manapparai in Trichy; S Arulprakash, 33, of Uliyampalayam and P Kapildev, 3, of Kalikkanaickenpalayam - in the case on the day.
Police had nabbed the main accused - P Senthilkumar, 38, of Vignesh Nagar at Sundapalayam - on Saturday.
All the four were booked under Sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and remanded in judicial custody on Sunday evening.
Police said Senthilkumar was running saloon shop named Green Touch at Dheenampalayam and Kalikkanaickenpalayam. “Kumar was employed with his shop at Dheenampalayam, while Nandhakumar was working at Kalikkanaickanpalayam shop. The two hairdressers were staying in a room behind a chicken shop at Onapalayam.”
Few weeks ago, police said, Kumar had joined another saloon shop at Avarampalayam in the city without informing Senthilkumar. When Senthilkumar came to know about this, he asked Kumar to meet him at the chicken shop near his room on April 10. “When they met, Senthilkumar and Nandhakumar assaulted Kumar with a spanner, killing him on the spot. They, along with Arulprakash and Kapildev, later buried the dead body near a stream.”