COIMBATORE: The Saravanampatti police on Monday arrested three Ganapathy residents for stabbing a 23-year-old history-sheeter to death.
Police identified the deceased as J Karan of Kasthuri Bhai Street in Ganapathy. “He was facing eight criminal cases including robbery and assault at Saravanampatti police station limits. The Rathinapuri police had arrested him last month for possession of ganja. He came out on bail from the Coimbatore Central Prison 15 days ago,” Saravanampatti inspector Thirupathi said. “Ganapathy residents despised Karan for creating nuisance in public places.”
Two days ago, Karan had a confrontation with Ganapathy residents P Muthan, 24, M Ravishankar, 22 and A Srinivasan, 23. “He asked one of the youths to get a haircut and shave off his beard. On Sunday night, a drunk Karan stopped an autorickshaw carrying the trio at Moogambigai Nagar in Ganapathy. He rebuked the youth for not obeying his instruction and attempted to stab him using a knife. One of
COIMBATORE: A 23-year-old history-sheeter was hacked to death by a three-member gang in Coimbatore on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as J Karan alias Karankumar, 23, of Kasthuri Bhai Street, Ganapathy. Police said he was facing eight criminal cases, including robbery and assault in Saravanampatti police station limits. He had also been detained under the Goondas Act and came out on bail from the Coimbatore Central Prison recently.
On Sunday night, Karan, who was under the influence of alcohol, threatened motorists with a knife demanding money. He intercepted an autorickshaw with three passengers. When they refused to give him money, he tried to assault them with the knife.