Youth Congress functionary stabbed to death

COIMBATORE: A drunken brawl at NSK Nagar near Neelikonamapalayam led to the murder of a Youth Congress functionary by three people on Sunday evening.
Police said N Karthik alias Karthikeyan, 32, secretary of Youth Congress in Singanallur constituency area, was stabbed to death by three people when he intervened in a brawl involving his brother and three others.Karthik, who had the recent local body elections from ward number 62 unsuccessfully, was a resident of NSK Nagar in Neelikonampalayam.
On Sunday evening, Karthik's neighbour P Thanga, 27, in inebriated condition, teased his close relative, Devi. When Devi's aunt Yesumani intervened, Thanga abused her. Yesumani is also the mother-in-law of Karthik's younger brother, N Bhuvaneshwaran.
When Bhuvaneshwaran came to know about the incident, he warned Thanga. An argument erupted between them, which turned into a fist fight. Meanwhile, Thanga's brothers P Krishnan alias Krishnamurthy, 23 and P Balamurugan, 31, joined him and the three men attacked Buvaneshwaran. Thanga knifed Buvaneshwaran, who sustained injuries on his stomach and thighs. He was rushed to a private hospital in Singanallur.
With his brother injured, Karthik arrived at the scene and threatened Thanga and his brothers that he would call the police. However, the brothers refused to back off and, instead, stabbed Karthik. He died on the spot. Thanga, Balamurugan and Krishnan fled the spot after the incident and are still to be found.
The Singanallur police conducted an inquiry and two special teams are on the lookout for the accused. "Our special teams will nab the culprits soon," said Hema Karunagaran, deputy commissioner of police, Coimbatore city.