Two murders were reported from two different places in the city on Monday night.
One of the victims has been identified as Rajkumar, 36 who was running a tailoring shop in Anakaputhur. He was a DMDK functionary also. On Monday night, he had closed his shop and was on the way home on his bike. A few unidentified persons came on two-wheelers and attacked him using knives, police said. Passers-by came to his rescue and rushed him to Government Chromepet Hospital for treatment. The doctors at the hospital declared him brought dead. Sankar Nagar police have registered a case and are investigating.
Meanwhile, another murder was reported in the city’s outskirts on the same night. Police said the victim, Ponnappan, 45 was a rice mill owner in Ponmar. On Monday night, he was returning in his vehicle after attending the wedding reception of a relative. When he reached the Ponmar Panchayat Union office, a gang of men waylaid him and hacked him to death using knives. Thalambur Police have registered a case and investigating.
