Drunken brawls claimed the lives of two persons in two separate incidents in Madurai late Tuesday.
In the first incident, Andichi (45) murdered her husband Chockalingam near Usilampatti on Tuesday night after he had picked up a quarrel with her in an inebriated condition.
She crushed his head with a boulder killing him on the spot.
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In the other incident, S. Narayanan (30), a construction worker from Sukkampatti near Madurai died in a drunken brawl with his neighbours near Kottampatti.
Police said Narayanan and his friends had consumed liquor on the way back home from work. When his friend, P. Rajendran, went home drunk, his wife scolded him. His parents complained that he had taken to drinking only because of Narayanan.
When Narayanan came there Mr. Rajendran’s parents picked up a quarrel with him.
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In the brawl, Narayanan fell down with his head hitting a stone. When Rajendran took him to the hospital at Karungalakudi, he was declared brought dead.
Later, Kottampatti Police arrested Rajendran and his parents.