Five of family held for murdering neighbour in Namakkal

Namakkal: Five of a family were arrested for beating their neighbour to death over a drainage issue, near Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Angamuthu, 45, of Pethampalayam near Kumarapalayam. He was a truck driver. Police said Angamuthu had a long-standing boundary dispute with Ramesh, his neighbour. On Thursday night, he confronted Ramesh about wastewater from his property entering his property and asked him to stop it. This led to a heated argument, during which Angamuthu hit Ramesh on his head with a wooden stick, causing a severe injury.Ramesh's family, including his parents and his siblings, retaliated by attacking Angamuthu with sticks. Ramesh also joined in the assault. Angamuthu succumbed to injuries and died on the spot.Kumarapalayam police who were alerted of the incident retrieved the body and sent it to the government hospital for a postmortem. They registered a case and arrested the family including Arumugam, 60, Thayamma, 55, Kamala, 38, Suresh, 35, and Ramesh. A case has been registered, and further probe is on.