6 men hack lawyer to death in front of police booth

  • | Tuesday | 12th February, 2019

The two struck up a conversation about 300m from Kumar's residence when six men on two motorbikes pounced on the lawyer and attacked him with sharp weapons. They made sure Kumar was dead before they escaped.Police said the friend Kumar was talking to fainted when he saw Kumar in a pool of blood. Police said Kumar had been harassing a woman to marry him despite knowing that she was engaged. They are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.Meanwhile, five people surrendered before the Minjur police in connection with the case. Kumar was taken to the government hospital in Ponneri, where he was declared dead on arrival.

CHENNAI: A 47-year-old lawyer was hacked to death on Monday in broad daylight in front of an unmanned police booth at Sholavaram.Police said Suresh Kumar, of Nallur village in Sholavaram, belonged to the legal wing of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and was the father of a pair of twins.Around 6am on Monday, he had stepped out to buy milk and a newspaper when he met his friend. The two struck up a conversation about 300m from Kumar's residence when six men on two motorbikes pounced on the lawyer and attacked him with sharp weapons. Kumar ran for safety crying for help but the gang chased him. They cornered him near a shop and attacked him.On noticing a few passersby inching close to them, the gang threatened them to stay away. They made sure Kumar was dead before they escaped.Police said the friend Kumar was talking to fainted when he saw Kumar in a pool of blood. Kumar was taken to the government hospital in Ponneri, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police said Kumar had been harassing a woman to marry him despite knowing that she was engaged. The Sholavaram police registered a murder case. They are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.Meanwhile, five people surrendered before the Minjur police in connection with the case. They were identified as Mariappan, Sharath Kumar, Johnson, Kamaraj and Surya.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Chennai Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles