Construction labourer murdered in drunken brawl, co-worker arrested
A 51-year-old construction labourer was killed in a drunken brawl in Avadi on Tuesday night and his co-worker was arrested.
Chennai
The deceased was identified as S Sivakumar of Ananda Nagar and the accused D Boopathy (29) of the same locality worked for him at construction sites.
On Tuesday night, the duo consumed liquor after work when a quarrel erupted over wages. In the melee, Boopathy attacked Sivakumar with an iron rod and fled, said police.
Sivakumar was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared brought dead. Avadi police registered a case and arrested Boopathy from a hideout. He was remanded in judicial custody.
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