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The Tambaram City Police person arrested 7 persons, including 2 juveniles, for the execution of 2 gaana singers.
The victims, Bharath, 25, and Seenu alias Srinivasan, 24, some from Varadharajapuram adjacent Padappai, were murdered wrong their person Lokesh’s location astatine Ammanambakkam adjacent Chengalpattu town.
The constabulary said the singers had returned aft performing astatine a performance adjacent Padappai and stayed overnight astatine Lokesh’s house, wherever helium lived with his family, including his begetter Mohan, 45. The pack arrived connected 3 two-wheelers wearing helmets and masks, broke unfastened the door, and stormed into the house. The attackers initially targeted Lokesh, who escaped aft raising an alarm. Mohan sustained injuries portion trying to intervene.
The pack past attacked Bharath and Seenu with sickles and machetes and fled the spot. The Manimangalam constabulary moved the bodies to the Tambaram Government Hospital for a post-mortem.
On the orders of Tambaram City Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar, a peculiar squad launched an probe and arrested Kumaravel alias Potti, 20, of Mudichur, D. Santhosh, 23, of Ammanambakkam, K. Kalaiselvam alias Anbu, 20, of New Perungalathur, Ayyappan alias Mani, 26, of Pallavaram, Vealan, 19, of Old Perungalathur, and 2 juveniles aged 16 and 17.
Investigations revealed that Bharath was antecedently associated with the premier accused Kumaravel and allegedly threatened and assaulted immoderate of Kumaravel’s friends. The constabulary said Bharath aboriginal decided to people Kumaravel and repeatedly pressured 1 of the juveniles to stock accusation astir his movements, allegedly threatening to termination him if helium refused.
The constabulary said Bharath had visited the juvenile’s location a time earlier the incidental and allegedly issued much decease threats. After learning astir this, Kumaravel and his associates allegedly planned the onslaught and went to Lokesh’s location knowing Bharath was staying there.
