CHENNAI: A seven-month-old child, which slipped from the mother’s hands from the balcony in an apartment complex in Thirumullaivoyal, was rescued by one of the residents there.
The child had fallen from the fourth-floor balcony onto the roof on the first floor. The child was sent for a medical check up and the police confirmed that the child was safe and healthy. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
In the video, it can be seen that the child was stuck on the roof and several residents were standing on the ground with a white bed sheet to catch the child in case it fell down.
One of the residents successfully climbed onto the roof and caught hold of the child. The Avadi city police conducted an inquiry and it was found that the child’s mother had bent down to pick up an item from the balcony when the child accidentally slipped from her hands.
Dismembered body of man found in Minjur
Chennai: The dismembered body of a history-sheeter was found wrapped in a bed sheet along TH Road near Minjur on Sunday morning. The deceased, Ashwin Kumar (26) was a daily wage labourer, of Vanjivakkam in Ponneri. According to the police, Ashwin’s hands were chopped and were bundled with the body while his severed head was found after some time at a cemetery in the area.
“Ashwin had two pending cases filed against him. He got married two months ago. However, before getting married, Ashwin was in a relationship with another woman. We suspect that Ajith Kumar, cousin of the first woman Ashwin had a relationship with, decided to kill him as he cheated on his sister,” the police said. Further inquiries revealed that Ajith was Ashwin’s close friend.
“Ajith was enraged by his friend’s decision to marry another woman which instigated him to plot his murder. On Saturday night, Ajith, Ashwin and another friend went to consume alcohol at a secluded spot in the area. We suspect Ajith and his friend hacked Ashwin to death. We have detained one person so far,” a police officer further said.
Seven held for murder in Tondiarpet
Chennai: Seven people were arrested in connection with the murder of a history-sheeter in Tondiarpet, on Sunday. The RK Nagar police identified the arrested as S Karthick (20), R Santhosh Kumar (23), S Sathish Kumar (22), R Nagaraj (23), C Bharath (23), B Dhanasekar (20) and K Shiva Sankar (20). The police said that the gang had killed Anand owing to previous enmity. “In January, two of the arrested - Karthick and Dhanasekar - were held for attacking Anand’s brother with a knife,” police said. ENS