Headload worker shot dead in Gobichettipalayam

They were connected their mode to a infirmary for Kannan’s attraction erstwhile the moped ran retired of substance adjacent Nagarpalayam, astir a kilometer from Gobichettipalayam. Vijay near his begetter and member to refuel the moped astatine a adjacent outlet, constabulary said.

Upon returning, helium recovered some had vanished and instantly called Murthy, who returned to the location, constabulary added.

At astir 12.15 am, Murthy arrived, and the brothers began searching for their father. They recovered Kannan lasting connected backstage onshore owned by Janakiraman, wherever Mohanlal, the owner’s son, was besides present. As they approached there, Mohanlal changeable Kannan doubly with a gun, constabulary said quoting Vijay.

Kannan collapsed and died owed to gunshot wounds successful his thorax and stomach, constabulary added.

Gobichettipalayam constabulary arrived, recovered Kannan’s assemblage with an aruval (sickle) successful his hand, and detained Mohanlal, who was holding the weapon.

On Saturday morning, Kannan’s relatives staged a roadblock adjacent Modachur play market, demanding Mohanlal’s arrest. Police are interrogating Mohanlal astatine the Gobichettipalayam presumption and probing the motive down the murder.