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A 60-year-old temple clergyman was beaten to decease with a woody log adjacent Hasanur colony successful Thalavadi hills connected Monday (January 19, 2026) night.
The deceased was identified arsenic Madhan, a nonmigratory of Arepalayam, who was serving arsenic a clergyman astatine the Pisila Mariamman Temple. According to police, Madhan was connected his mode to a store successful Arepalayam erstwhile helium was attacked adjacent the Centre Thotti Veterinary Hospital by a antheral who allegedly struck him repeatedly with a woody log.
Madhan sustained terrible injuries and collapsed astatine the spot. Local residents alerted the Hasanur police, who rushed to the country and shifted him to the Sathyamangalam Government Hospital. However, doctors declared that helium had died connected the way.
Police aboriginal detained the assailant and identified him arsenic a nonmigratory of Gethesal. He is reportedly mentally unstable. Investigations revealed that the accused had besides assaulted different passersby utilizing the aforesaid woody log.
A lawsuit has been registered and further probe is nether way. Police said the accused would beryllium subjected to aesculapian introspection and due enactment would beryllium taken.
