Summary:
A senior police officer told The Hindu over phone that the murder was committed due to “previous personal enmity”. Pattinam Police Circle Inspector would investigate the murder case as the spot comes under his jurisdiction. The body of Sivakumar was taken to the Karaikal Government Hospital where a post mortem was conducted later in the evening. Upon completion of post mortem, the body was handed over to his family members and taken to T.R. Sivakumar had been provided with a gunman for a few years now as he reportedly faced a threat to his life..