History-sheeter murdered by gang in Tuticorin

TUTICORIN: A

history-sheeter

was murdered by a

gang

in

Tuticorin

on Monday. The body of K Kathiresan, 31, of NGO Colony in Tuticorin, was found among bushes near Meelavittan on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday by a group of boys who went there to play.

Superintendent of police (SP) of Tuticorin district visited the location to conduct preliminary investigations. The SIPCOT police registered a case and a search was launched for the accused.

Inquiries revealed that B Suntharraj, 28, of Muthayapuram was the prime accused in the murder. However, he managed to stay away during the crime.

It is learned that rivalry had prevailed between Kathiresan’s gang and Suntharraj’s gang over observing the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu chief minister K Kamaraj. Suntharraj cut the hand of Kathiresan’s accomplice Rajesh in the clash that followed. The Arumuganeri police registered a case.

A probe revealed that both gangs were waiting for an opportunity to destroy each other. Kathiresan allegedly had an affair with the mother of a 25-year-old youth from Teachers Colony, who was infuriated with Kathirsean.

Sundarraj asked the youth to bring Kathiresan to near Meelavittan on Monday. Though he was not present at the location, he had instructed his friends, A Naveen, 20, Mariya Selva Sathees, 22, Muthukumar, 19, R Ramesh, 31, and another man to murder Kathiresan.

The police on Wednesday arrested Suntharraj, Naveen and Muthukumar. They recovered three weapons and a motorcycle from them and were on the lookout for four others.

Police said Kathiresan was facing murder cases registered against him by the Tuticorin south police station in 2013 and the Thisayanvilai police in 2018.