Two watchmen hacked to death at temple near Rajapalayam

In a reported lawsuit of execution for gain, 2 nighttime watchmen were hacked to decease wrong Nachadai Thavirtharuliyaswamy temple astatine Devadanam adjacent Rajapalayam connected Monday (November 10, 2025) night.

The deceased were identified arsenic Petchimuthu, 55, and Sankarapandian, 60. The transgression came to airy erstwhile the temple, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, was opened for greeting pooja connected Tuesday (November 11). Both watchmen were recovered lying successful a excavation of blood.

The constabulary fishy that chartless persons had hacked the information unit erstwhile they resisted their effort to interruption unfastened the temple hundial successful the night. Officials said the robbers had breached unfastened the administrative bureau of the temple.

The assailants besides reportedly took distant the integer video recorder of the CCTV camera web connected the temple premises, said a constabulary source.

The bodies of the 2 watchmen person been taken to the authorities infirmary successful Rajapalayam.