On Monday evening, a 23-year-old history-sheeter was murdered in full view of several residents at the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board tenements in Gandhi Nagar, ICF.
ICF police said a gang of four, who had originally been his friends, had murdered him after a dispute broke out.
According to police, the victim Emmanuel (23), a resident of L Block, Gandhi Nagar had been involved in two murder cases, a few attempt-to-murder cases and a ganja possession case. Around 5.50 p.m. on Monday, Emmanuel was at home, when his friend Appu alias Thalapathi, came in and brought him outside the house.
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“There were three others with Appu and the men took Emmanuel to the P block area, where they hacked him with knives on the head and body. They then smashed in his head with a grinding stone and causally strolled away, even as residents watched,” said a police officer.
Police said they were on the lookout for Appu and his accomplices Vellaiah (23), Pratap (22) and Murali (22), who also hail from Gandhi Nagar.