Coimbatore: A 30-year-old man from Tirunelveli was murdered by an acquaintance at Ondipudur here on Friday night. Police identified the deceased as Mani of Nellai. “He was staying in Singanallur and was working as a labourer. On Friday, Mani reached his friend Senthil’s farm at Ondipudur, where Senthil’s younger brother Raghuram and his friends Anish Kumar and Ajith had arranged a party. After a few drinks, an argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, Anish stabbed Mani several times,” a police officer said. Though police rushed Mani to a private hospital, he succumbed to injuries on Saturday morning. tnn