Man arrested for stabbing younger brother to death in Tamil Nadu

COIMBATORE: A 27-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night for murdering his younger brother over a family dispute at his residence at Rajiv Nagar at Saramedu here on Friday evening.
Police identified the accused as Zaheer Hussain, son of 53-year-old I Kadhar, of Rajiv Nagar at Saramedu.
An investigation officer said Zaheer’s 23-year-old younger brother Thoufiq had picked up fight with their mother, who turned down the latter’s request for money, on the auspicious day of Ramadan. “The incident took place around 4pm on Friday. Zaheer intervened and advised Thoufiq not to fight with the mother for money and asked him to find a job. At one point, Zaheer lost his temper and grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Thoufiq on his abdomen and chest.”
While Zaheer managed to escape, other members of the family took Thoufiq to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, where he died on Saturday without responding to treatment. After his death, police, who had registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on Friday, altered the case, which was brought under the Section 302 (murder) of the IPC and arrested Zaheer.