CHENNAI: The prime suspect involved in the murder of two temple guards in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district was shot at and arrested after he attempted to attack the police during a chase early Wednesday morning.
The man is believed to have hacked to death two night guards at a temple near Rajapalayam in the district. The gruesome double murder shocked residents. The incident took place at the Arulmigu Nachadai Vairavar Swamy Temple, owned by Sethur Sam and managed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
The shrine, located in a temple complex near Rajapalayam, was guarded at night by 50-year-old Pechimuthu and 65-year-old Shankarapandiyan. At around 6.45 a.m., Madasamy, the morning shift guard, discovered both men lying dead inside the temple premises with severe injuries on their necks, hands, and legs.