Erode: Three arrested for hacking couple to death

ERODE: The Erode district police on Sunday arrested three accused in connection with the murder of a couple at Kodumudi.
M Madhusudhanan, 20, of Sittapullampalayam near Kodumudi, had celebrated his birthday with his friends on November 13.
S Perumal, 38, his wife Menaka, 35, and their son Vairamurthy, 12, came on a bike to Menaka’s father’s house at Karikadai street in Kodumudi.It is learnt that Madhusudhanan and his friends teased Menaka.
“Irked over this, Perumal argued with Madhusudhanan and his friends who attacked the couple,” police said. The couple sustained injuries and were admitted to the government hospital in Kodumudi for treatment.
Meanwhile, Menaka’s father Ramasamy, 57, mother Arukkani, 56, were found dead with hack injuries inside their house on Saturday morning.
The Kodumudi police have registered a case and initiated an inquiry. Inquiry revealed that an eight-member gang had murdered the couple.
“We arrested V Samynathan, 50, his son Surya, 23, son’s friend Kiruba Shankar, 23, on early Sunday morning,” police said and launched a hunt for five others.
Besides the murder charge, police filed the case under SC/ST Atrocities Act of 2018 as well. The accused were lodged at the Coimbatore central prison and further inquiry is on.