VCK functionary murder: three suspects held

May 23, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:44 am IST - CHENNAI:

Investigators have detained three suspects in connection with the murder of VCK functionary Vetrichelvan (47) in Madipakkam on Wednesday morning.

Two relatives of the deceased have been detained from Pudukkottai.Vetrichelvan’s father owned land in Kanathur on East Coast Road and his four children had a share in it. A nephew of the VCK member had wanted to buy the property and offered to pay the rest of the three. Vetrichelvan objected, leading to a rift in the family. The nephew is suspected to have orchestrated the murder.

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