M. Murugesan (16) of Kovilkulam near Ambasamudram criticized the manner in which the ‘karagam’ was conducted during the Muppidathi Amman Temple festival in their area on Tuesday midnight, police said. Agitated over this, a group of persons thrashed Murugesan (16).
Shortly after this attack, another group of youths, who went to Sastha Temple Street, ransacked a few houses and hacked P. Pasupathi (20).
Even as the victim is undergoing treatment at TVMCH, his relatives ransacked the houses of five attackers and damaged a few bikes parked near their houses, police said. Ambasamudram police have picked up a few persons for interrogation.
