Migrant worker arrested for murder in Thiruverkadu

CHENNAI A 22-year-old man from Bihar was arrested within 10 hours of allegedly stabbing a 44-year-old man to death at his house in Ayanambakkam. The victim has been identified as A. Kamalakkannan, 44, was alone at his house on Perumal Koil Street, Rajankuppam, Ayanambakkam, on Friday when the accused, identified as Aravind Kumar alias Vijay Dahni, 22, allegedly picked a quarrel with him and stabbed him to death.

On receiving information about the murder, police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to a government hospital for post-mortem examination. A case was registered and a hunt was launched to trace the accused. A police team from Thiruverkadu acted swiftly and arrested Aravind Kumar within 10 hours of the incident.

During interrogation, police found that the accused and Kamalakkannan had quarrelled over a monetary transaction while consuming alcohol on Thursday. Following the dispute, Aravind Kumar allegedly went to Kamalakkannan’s house on Friday, found him alone and stabbed him to death.