Tiruthangal police have arrested three youths in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old boy, whose body was found in a well at Alaayoorani on Tuesday.
P. Ganesamoorthy was found dead on Tuesday afternoon. The police found that his head was crushed before his body was dumped in the well.
Investigation revealed that three youths — B. Udhayakumar (25), P. Muthukumar (23) and J. Karthik (25) — had murdered the boy following a quarrel in an inebriated state. The three were arrested. The boy had allegedly provoked Karthik over the murder of his (Karthik’s) younger brother in 2013 which led to the murder, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Sivakasi) A.C. Vellaiyan said.