CHENNAI: Five persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former village panchayat president’s son at Tiruttani a week ago. The crime occurred after the victim demanded a borrower to repay the money to him at the earliest, police said.
The deceased was identified as R Karunamurthy (32), a resident of Raghava Naidu Kuppam near R K Pet.
Karunamurthy’s father Raman, a former panchayat president, complained to police to trace his son, who left the house last Saturday and never returned.
R K Pet police inquired into the issue and preliminary investigation revealed that Haribabu (35), who had borrowed money from Karunamurthy, was missing since last Sunday.
Five persons have been arrested. A hunt is on for Haribabu, police said.
The arrested had told police that they murdered a man and buried his body on the banks of Kosathalai river at K V Kuppam, near Nagari in Andhra Pradesh.
On Saturday, Andhra Pradesh police and revenue officials from Nagari accompanied by Tamil Nadu police exhumed the body, said a police officer.
A team of doctors from government hospital, Nagari, performed autopsy at the spot, as the body was almost decomposed.