The murder of a painter by cutting his throat in Mettur Government Hospital caused quite a stir.
Raghu (28) is a painter from Thottilpatti near Mettur in Salem district. He is married and has two daughters. According to reports, Raghunathan, who was a member of a gang led by Vellaiyan from the same neighbourhood, recently joined another gang. This enraged Vellaiyan, who assaulted Raghunathan at his home on Monday with his friends.
Raghu, who had suffered grievous injuries, managed to get away from the attackers and sought treatment at Mettur Government Hospital. The three men, Villiyayan, Murthy and Prakash, who followed on a two-wheeler, entered the government hospital and stabbed Raghu with a knife and slit his throat.
Nurses and patients in the hospital screamed and fled after witnessing the murder. Mettur DSP Vijayakumar reached the scene, seized the body and sent it for autopsy. The three murderers were apprehended and taken to police station for interrogation.
The CCTV footage of the murder inside the government hospital has gone viral on social media, prompting Netizens to question the state of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
சேலம் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் கொல நடுங்க வைத்த படுகொலை
சட்டம் ஒழுங்கு சந்தி சிரிக்குது
மாநில காவல்துறை பாஜகவினரை மட்டுமே மிரட்டும் வெறும் ஏவல்துறை
அதில் காட்டும் முனைப்பை 10ல் ஒரு பங்கு இதில் காட்டலாமே
"அமைதி பூங்கா தமிழகம்" இனி கல்வெட்டில் மட்டுமா?pic.twitter.com/egPztdIxjp
— Mugundan 🇮🇳 (@manin_kaavi) October 26, 2022
(with inputs from News18 Tamil)
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