Putting an end to the mystery shrouding the murder of a call taxi driver on Sunday, police arrested three youngsters in connection with the killing.
Police said Ravi (19) and Ravichandran (23), both from Pillaichavaday, and Vigneswar (21) of Vaithikuppam, were arrested in the murder case.
Police said the youth’s involvement in the gruesome act was revealed through footage captured by a CCTV camera installed in a nearby house.
According to police, the trio, who were in an inebriated state, were riding triples on a two-wheeler on the Navarkulam road. The call taxi driver, Balaji, who alighted at Gorimedu was walking towards his house on the same road, when one of the youth on the two-wheeler casually rested his hand on the call taxi driver’s shoulder. Balaji objected to it and a quarrel ensued between them, following which the youth stabbed Balaji and he died on the spot.
The residents of the Pasumai Thayagam Veethi in Pothikai Nagar who noticed the body on Sunday morning informed the police about it. His family members arrived at the spot and identified the body as that of Balaji’s. Police started investigation after Balaji’s brother filed a complaint.
It may be recalled that driver, Balaji was returning home after dropping off an industrialist at the Chennai airport on Saturday night.
The arrested youth were remanded to judicial custody and were sent to Kalapet Central Prison.
