Police in Erode district have arrested two men after the body of a 22-year-old was found stuffed in a sack and dumped in an irrigation canal near Chithode in Attayampalayam. The incident has created tension in the area.
Police said the deceased, identified as Mohammed Faizan from Uttar Pradesh, had been working in a local cotton mill along with his stepbrother Mohammed Noor, 25, and Noor’s brother-in-law, Subhan, 18. Investigators revealed that Noor and Subhan allegedly killed Faizan after he repeatedly harassed Noor’s wife and attempted to initiate an inappropriate relationship with her despite warnings.
The case came to light when residents noticed a foul smell from a sack floating in the canal and alerted authorities. Police who recovered the decomposed body confirmed foul play as the remains had been bound with multiple sacks and clothes.
During inquiry, police initially suspected the victim was a migrant worker after identifying his features. Enquiries at nearby factories led officers to Noor, who had falsely told his employer that his brother had returned to their native village in Uttar Pradesh. CCTV footage later showed Noor, Faizan and Subhan walking near the canal on the night of the murder.
Investigators said Noor confessed that his brother’s persistent harassment of his wife led him and Subhan to lure Faizan to the canal, where they bludgeoned him with stones before dumping the body. Items from the cotton mill were used to conceal the remains.
Both Noor and Subhan have been remanded in judicial custody and lodged at Coimbatore Central Prison. Police said Subhan had previously posted a video on Instagram portraying himself as a criminal who had secured bail in another case, and they are probing his background further.
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