The head of an anti-social element was chopped off by his rivals in the Manimangalam forest and thrown before the Kattankulathur bus stand.
Unidentified persons who came on bikes threw a plastic bag containing the man’s head at the busy bus stand located off the GST Road and sped away. People who gathered at the bus stand and the office of the Block Development Officer located nearby were shocked at the brazen act.
The Maraimalai Nagar police recovered the severed head.
Accused in murder case
The deceased was identified as Balaji, 31, of Konathi village near Maraimalai Nagar. His name figured among anti-social elements in Chengalpattu, Maraimalai Nagar and other police stations as he was allegedly involved in murders and other crimes in the area. He was also cited as the main accused in the murder of DMK functionary Raviprakash in Chengalpattu a few years ago.
According to the police, he was picked up from his house on Sunday night by two unidentified persons. The police suspect that he was murdered to avenge the killing of Raviprakash.
The police found Balaji’s body in the Manimangalam forest.
The police sent the head and the torso to the Government Hospital, Chromepet.
