Man held for killing friend who stole Rs 25 from him

  • | Wednesday | 9th January, 2019

Coimbatore: A 39-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for murdering a his friend for allegedly stealing Rs 25 from him on Sunday.The arrested has been identified as V Arunkumar, a daily wage labourer, of Pannimadai. When Arunkumar woke up, he found that Anandakumar had stolen Rs 25 from his pocket.In a fit of rage, Arunkumar bludgeoned Anandakumar to death with a heavy stone. He bludgeonedto death his friend G Anandakumar, 33, of Pappanaickenpalayam, who was an earthmover driver.According to police, Anandakumar was found murdered near a temple at Pappanaickenpalayam around 11.30am on Sunday. The Thadagam police registered a case and formed a special team to nab the accused.The team cracked the case on Tuesday with the arrest of Arunkumar. Police said Anandakumar had borrowed Rs 100 from Arunkumar a week ago for consuming liquor.On Sunday, Anandakumar had gone to the temple area and demanded money from Arunkumar to consume liquor.Later, both consumed liquor and passed out.

Coimbatore: A 39-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for murdering a his friend for allegedly stealing Rs 25 from him on Sunday.The arrested has been identified as V Arunkumar, a daily wage labourer, of Pannimadai. He bludgeonedto death his friend G Anandakumar, 33, of Pappanaickenpalayam, who was an earthmover driver.According to police, Anandakumar was found murdered near a temple at Pappanaickenpalayam around 11.30am on Sunday. The Thadagam police registered a case and formed a special team to nab the accused.The team cracked the case on Tuesday with the arrest of Arunkumar. Police said Anandakumar had borrowed Rs 100 from Arunkumar a week ago for consuming liquor.On Sunday, Anandakumar had gone to the temple area and demanded money from Arunkumar to consume liquor.Later, both consumed liquor and passed out. When Arunkumar woke up, he found that Anandakumar had stolen Rs 25 from his pocket.In a fit of rage, Arunkumar bludgeoned Anandakumar to death with a heavy stone. Later, he escaped from the spot.

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