A 45-year-old farmer was killed in Tiruttani on Sunday, Oct. 4. Police said the attack followed his complaint that a young man had persistently harassed his minor daughter.
Yuvaraj, a resident of Periyar Nagar in Tiruttani, had filed a complaint with local police against a young man from the same neighbourhood, a senior Tiruvallur district police official said. Yuvaraj alleged that the man had repeatedly harassed his minor daughter.
Police said the youth was enraged by the complaint and attacked Yuvaraj with a friend. The youth was identified as Sanjay Lawrence. The second suspect has not been identified. Yuvaraj was hacked to death.
Tiruttani police have arrested Lawrence and are searching for the other suspect. The investigation is continuing.