CHENNAI: Probing into the death of a guest worker whose body was found on Friday near Anna Square on Marina beach, police arrested his friend, and said that the murder was the result of a drunken brawl. The deceased was identified as Sriram Saha (27) from Ramgopalpur in Nepal.
Members of the public, who noticed the dead body with injuries near the Kallukuttai area behind Anna Square on Marina Beach, alerted the police after which it was recovered and sent to the Government Hospital for post-mortem.
During inspection, officers seized liquor bottles, a mobile phone and a handbag found near the body.
Sriram was a resident of Virugambakkam, and employed at an eatery there. After investigations, police apprehended his friend, Sunny Saha (26), also from Nepal, who works at another eatery. Sunny was arrested before he attempted to flee from the city.
Investigations revealed that the duo had been drinking on Thursday night when an argument about money that Sriram owed to Sunny escalated. In a drunken rage, Sunny picked up a wooden log nearby and attacked Sriram, killing him on the spot, before fleeing.