Man held for murdering friend in Erode

A 34-year-old man was arrested on charges of murdering his friend in Erode on Tuesday. Residents of the Railway Colony quarters near Shastri Nagar found a body in a bush on Tuesday morning. They alerted the Erode South police, who identified the victim as Murali, 29, of Karuppanasamy Kovil Street. Inquiries revealed that a dispute broke out between Murali and his friend Arunkumar of Kumaran Nagar while consuming liquor. Arunkumar told the police that he stabbed Murali with a liquor bottle and fled from the spot. Arunkumar was arrested. Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Erode