Three arrested for murdering youth near Coimbatore, dumping body in Bhavanisagar reservoir

The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have arrested three persons on charges of murdering a youth and dumping his body in the water storage area of the Bhavanisagar reservoir near Sirumugai.

V. Tamilselvan, 28, and Surya, 24, from Irumborai and Mohanraj, 28, from Mookkanur were arrested for murdering S. Loganathan, 24, of Irumborai.

The police said that Loganathan, a construction worker by occupation, had a brawl with Tamilselvan on January 23 and the latter assaulted him. To avenge the assault, Tamilselvan’s friend Surya invited Loganathan to consume liquor on the banks of the Bhavanisagar reservoir at Sithankuttai near Sirumugai on January 24. Surya had instructed Mohanraj to bring Tamilselvan to the location.

According to the police, the trio beat Loganathan to death with sticks after consuming alcohol and dumped the body in the reservoir.

The body surfaced on the shore on Wednesday and the police launched an investigation. The three were arrested late on Wednesday.