CHENNAI: Two men and juvenile were arrested on charges of murdering a 39-year-old history-sheeter at Thiruporur in Chengalpattu district on Tuesday evening.
The deceased was identified as C Sathish from Melaiyur.
A son of a retired SI, Sathish had cases of kidnap, assault, theft and snatching pending in several police stations.
On Tuesday, Thiruporur police was alerted about a charred body and it was identified to be Sathish.
Police said that Sathish was involved in settling land disputes for a influential person in the locality and had recruited Prashanth (22), Padmanaban (21) and a 17-year-old boy for the purpose.
“In the recent past Sathish misbehaved with Prashanth’s wife whenever the men used to drink in his house. Angered by this, the trio hatched a plan to eliminate him. They called Sathish to an isolated spot and hacked him to death,” said police.