In a dispute over payment towards advocate fee between two accused in an attempt-to-murder case, one of the accused, S. Muthu, 30, attacked the other M. Pandithurai, 41, with a boulder at K. Pudur on Saturday.
According to the police, Pandithurai and Muthu had been booked by the V.K. Puram police in Tirunelveli district under an attempt to murder. Both of them have been attending the court hearings.
On January 21, Pandithurai did not go for the court hearing though Muthu appeared before the court.
On return, Muthu said that he had paid money to the lawyer towards his fee and demanded him to pay ₹1,000. However, since Pandithurai promised to give him only ₹500, he got angry and attacked him with a boulder causing injury on his head.
The police have booked Muthu for assault and criminal intimidation.
Published – February 03, 2025 10:53 pm IST