Supplier held for murdering hotel master in Salem

A 45-year-old edifice maestro was beaten to decease with a woody log pursuing a quarrel implicit intoxicant depletion astatine Gorimedu successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday (January 21, 2026). Police person arrested a supplier astatine the edifice successful transportation with the murder.

The deceased was identified as Saravanan, who had joined work astatine the edifice lone connected Monday greeting (January 19, 2026). The accused, Murugan, 56, a autochthonal of Omalur, had been moving arsenic a supplier astatine the aforesaid constitution for the past fewer years. The hotel, located other the Arts College, allows employees to enactment overnight aft work.

According to police, aft the edifice was closed for the night, Saravanan and Murugan consumed intoxicant wrong the premises. During the drinking session, Murugan allegedly demanded much liquor. When Saravanan refused and consumed it himself, an statement broke retired which escalated into a carnal fight.

During the scuffle, a granite array slab wrong the edifice broke. Police said Saravanan slipped and fell, pursuing which Murugan allegedly picked up a woody log and struck him connected the head, sidesplitting him connected the spot. The execution is believed to person taken spot astir 1 a.m.

Murugan, who was heavy intoxicated, aboriginal fell dormant wrong the hotel. Early Wednesday, helium allegedly dragged Saravanan’s assemblage retired of the premises and dumped it successful a vacant crippled down the building, an country accessible to the nationalist and utilized for parking vehicles. He past washed the edifice premises successful an effort to destruct evidence.

Saravanan’s assemblage was aboriginal recovered lying, with 4 liquor bottles and an bare h2o vessel nearby. Passers-by alerted the Kannankurichi police.

During the investigation, constabulary recovered bloodstains connected a breached granite table. CCTV footage from the edifice showed Murugan assaulting Saravanan. During interrogation, Murugan confessed to the transgression and admitted to cleaning the premises aft the murder. The assemblage was sent for post-mortem examination. Police are probing whether others were involved.