Two murders in Tirunelveli district on same day
The HinduA law student was stabbed to death by a gang near a school in Cheranmahadevi in the district on Friday. Passers-by rushed Manikandan to Cheranmahadevi Government Hospital, from where he was later shifted to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Murder near court Meanwhile, the murder committed in broad daylight near Tirunelveli District Court Complex on Friday has created an outrage across the State after the Madras High Court suo motu took up the case. One among the nabbed accused, R. Siva, 19, was admitted to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for a cut injury on one of his fingers. Preliminary investigations suggested that the murderous attack was carried out in reprisal for the murder of Rajamani, a panchayat ward councillor in Keezhanatham in Tirunelveli district in 2023.