COIMBATORE: A Class 12 boy was hacked to death by another minor at Ondipudur of Coimbatore in broad daylight on Saturday.
An hour later the accused surrendered before Sulur police and was remanded under judicial custody. Singanallur police filed a case and a probe is on.
The deceased Pranav (17), son of Prakash and Anjalai from Surya Nagar, was a student of a private school at Chinnavedampatti. On Saturday morning, the suspect approached Pranav while he was standing near Ondipudur flyover. After a brief talk, he allegedly sprayed chilli powder on Pranav’s face and started to hack him with a sickle. Pranav suffered multiple cut injuries and died on the spot. People attempted to stop the murderer but he escaped on a bike. Police rushed to the spot and sent the body for postmortem.
The accused is a degree student at a private college in Coimbatore and a resident of Singanallur.
Police said Pranav and the accused went to the same school and the former was a classmate of the latter’s sister. Two years ago, a clash broke out between the boys after the girl complained (to her brother) that Pranav and his friends mocked her. In May 2023, he allegedly attempted to murder Pranav’s friend.
We was then booked and was lodged him at a juvenile home but was later acquitted. However, he continued to harbour revenge on Pranav and his friends, said police sources.