Three arrested in Tamil Nadu for attempting to murder their 21-year-old friend

COIMBATORE: Three men were arrested on Saturday for attempting to murder one of their friends at his residence at Veerappa Thevar Colony at Ramanathapuram here on Friday night. The victim was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) with stab injuries to his forehead and abdomen.
The Ramanathapuram police identified the accused as 21-year-old N Prasanna and 29-year-old A Sudharsan alias Sait, both residents of Ramanathapuram, and 21-year-old N Morris, a resident of Nanjundapuram. A police officer said the three were daily wage labourers.
“Under the influence of alcohol, the trio had approached their friend Anto, 21, of Ramanathapuram, for money to buy liquor. When Anto refused them money, they fought with him. Anto immediately called up his close friend P Vinodh, 21, of Veerappa Thevar Colony, and the latter contacted Prasanna and questioned him for fighting with his friend,” the officer said.
Around 10.30pm, the officer said, the trio went to the house of Vinodh. “As they were speaking with his mother, Vinodh came out of the house and they assaulted him using a knife and sickle in front of his mother. When neighbours rushed to the spot on hearing the commotion, the trio managed to escape from the place.”
Vinodh was immediately rushed to CMCH, where his condition is said to be stable. Based on Vinodh’s complaint, the Ramanathapuram police registered a case against the trio under Sections 294(b), 323, 307 and 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code and arrested them on Saturday. The three were later produced before a local court, which remanded them in judicial custody.