Man with disabilities murdered; body found dumped in septic tank near Puzhal

In a shocking incident, a younker with disabilities was reportedly murdered adjacent Putlur successful Tiruvallur territory successful December 2025, and his body, tied with a rope, was recovered dumped successful a septic vessel adjacent Puzhal, Chennai, recently. The constabulary person arrested 2 suspects.

The victim, Mahendran, 26, who was deaf and had a code impairment, worked astatine a textile steadfast astatine Padi, Chennai. He was a autochthonal of Tenkasi district. The constabulary said Mahendran and 1 of the suspects identified arsenic Lawrence, who is besides disabled, worked astatine the aforesaid firm.

Mahendran often visited and stayed astatine Lawrence’s location successful Putlur, but wary of Mahendran’s interactions with his wife, Lawrence warned him not to sojourn anymore.

Lawrence, however, spotted him successful the country once. According to the police, successful December past year, Lawrence invited Mahendran to his spot and they consumed alcohol, on with different person of Lawrence, Devendran, successful Putlur. The constabulary said that aft Mahendran was afloat intoxicated, the duo smothered him to death.

Missing ailment probe

Subsequently, a missing ailment was lodged astatine the Puzhal constabulary presumption successful Chennai. Based connected the complaint, the constabulary registered a lawsuit and conducted an probe for implicit a month. A habeas corpus petition was filed successful the Madras High Court seeking a absorption to hint Mahendran.

During the probe, the constabulary examined Mahendran’s mobile telephone and questioned persons who were successful interaction with him, which revealed his interactions with Lawrence. The constabulary initially questioned Lawrence and fto him go. However, a elaborate investigation of the telephone records showed that calls had been made to Mahendran’s fig from Lawrence’s phone.

The constabulary besides recovered that Lawrence’s person Devendran had utilized the telephone number, raising further suspicion. Lawrence and Devendran were arrested and interrogated. During questioning, Lawrence gave a handwritten confession to the police, admitting that helium murdered Mahendran owed to his “illicit narration with his wife” and concealed the assemblage by tying it with a enactment and dumping it successful a septic vessel adjacent his house.

Following this, the constabulary visited the spot, recovered Mahendran’s assemblage from the septic tank, and sent it for post-mortem examination.