Trichy: Two minors, Rahul (17) and Vishal (17), from the Inam Samayapuram area, were brutally hacked to death near the Samayapuram toll plaza in Trichy district on Diwali night at midnight. In connection with this incident, which caused a major stir, Samayapuram police registered a case and had been searching for the culprits.
In this murder case, which took place due to a love dispute, police had detained and been questioning six people, including Kripakaran (19) and Hariharan (22) from Samayapuram Solai Nagar, relatives of Rahul and Vishal; Sivanesan (21) from Cholan Nagar, Inam Samayapuram; Saravanan (18) from Marudhur, Kamarajar Nagar, Lalgudi taluk; and Keni Vins (19) and Renison (20), who are from Muthiahapuram in Thoothukudi district and currently live on Sellandi Amman Temple Street in Samayapuram.
During the investigation, it was found that the dispute between the murdered Rahul and the accused Keni over their acquaintance with a young girl led to the double murder.
In this situation, the police today early morning took one of the accused, Sivanesan (20), to Kariamanickam Division Road, where the weapons used in the incident had been hidden.

At that time, Sivanesan attacked the police with stones and weapons that were there. The police jeep’s windshield was shattered. Sivanesan then picked up a sickle and cut Constable Mohan before trying to flee. Samayapuram Inspector Gunasekaran shot Sivanesan, and a bullet struck his left leg, causing injury.
Both the injured police officer Mohan and the accused Sivanesan have been admitted to the Trichy Government Hospital. In this situation, Trichy District SP Dongare Praveen Umesh came to the Trichy Government Hospital at around 9 a.m. today, personally visited the injured police officer Mohan who is undergoing treatment, inquired about his health, and praised him.
Later, SP Dongare Praveen Umesh told reporters, “In the Samayapuram double murder case, Rahul and Keni were both in love with a girl. In this situation, Keni had warned Rahul not to love that girl. Due to this prior enmity, Keni and five others together murdered Rahul. Vishal, who was with him at the time, was also killed. Six people have been arrested in this case.
When Sivanesan was taken to recover the weapons, he attacked the police and tried to escape, and Inspector Gunasekaran shot and apprehended him. In this incident, police officer Mohan was injured,” he said.
It is noteworthy that 5 cases are already pending against Keni Vins, who is linked to this murder, 4 cases against Renison, and one assault case against Sivanesan,” he said.
