The Palai Police say that two drunken people who broke into a businessman’s house with a sword were run over
by the businessman with his cab when they were fleeing. One of the attackers has succumbed to injuries. The incident took place in the Indrapuram area of the A 09 road yesterday (28) evening. The person who has been killed is identified as Thirubaraj (28), a resident of Muhamalai. The police say that the dead person was drunk and had an argument with the businessman before they broke into the businessman’s house in Velvetiturai. They attacked the businessman with a sword and fled before they were run over by the businessman. The businessman who was driving his cab to the police with bleeding wounds saw the two men who attacked him walking on the road. A senior police officer said that the businessman had run over the assailants with his cab and driven to the police without stopping the vehicle. The police said that the two people were rushed into the hospital and one man died after being admitted to the Palai Hospital.
The businessman named Artha Mohan (38), who drove the cab, has been arrested by the police on suspicion of this murder. The police said that he is currently being treated in the hospital under custody for cuts on his body.