Chennai: 12-year-old boy among three held for stabbing couple near Koyambedu bus terminus

CHENNAI: Three people, including a 12-year-old boy and a teenager, were arrested for attacking a couple with knives at Koyambedu bus terminus on Monday. The police are looking for one more accused who was part of the gang.

According to the police, the victims, Kalidas (45) and his wife Keerthipriya, had been staying at the Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu. On June 29 evening, Priya, an acquaintance, allegedly approached the couple in a distressed state, claiming that her husband Marimuthu was searching for her to assault her.

A short while after she left the spot, Marimuthu and three others allegedly confronted Kalidas near the entrance of the terminus and demanded to know Priya's whereabouts. When Kalidas said he did not know, the group allegedly abused the couple, attacked them with knives, and threatened them before fleeing.

The injured couple sustained bleeding injuries and are undergoing treatment as in-patients at Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital. Based on Kalidas's complaint, the CMBT police registered a case under various charges, including attempt to murder and provisions of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.

Following an investigation, the police arrested Marimuthu (23) of Ayanambakkam and Munusamy alias Vellai (19) of Sriperumbudur on (July 1). A 12-year-old juvenile, who was allegedly involved in the attack, was also apprehended and questioned. The police seized two small knives believed to have been used in the assault.

Officials said Marimuthu has five criminal cases pending against him, while Munusamy has one. The two accused were remanded to judicial custody, while the juvenile was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and admitted to a government observation home. The police are continuing their search for another accused who remains absconding.