Actor Sivakumar’s kin assaulted with sickle

Coimbatore: The rural police arrested a murder case accused for attempting to murder actor Sivakumar's cousin and his son-in-law in Sulur on Sunday night.

The injured were identified as K Kumaresan, 80, of AK Ramasamy Thevar Street in Sulur and his son-in-law N Kumarasamy, 61, of Natarajapuram in Sulur. Kumaresan and Kumarasamy suffered injuries on their heads and were admitted at a private hospital in Sulur. Kumaresan is a cousin of actor Sivakumar.

The arrested person was identified as P Sathish Kumar, 26, of AK Ramasamy Thevar Street in Sulur. He was an auto rickshaw driver. He was booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Already, he was facing a murder case in 2018 and came out on bail.

Police said Kumarasamy and his son Akilesh had gone to Ramasamy’s house in car on Sunday evening.

Around 7.30pm, Akilesh was returning home in the car and a motorcycle coming from opposite direction was about to hit the car. Akilesh stopped the car and argued with the motorcycle rider, Sathish Kumar, who was under the influence of alcohol.

Immediately, Akilesh contacted Ramasamy and Kumaresan over phone, who reached the spot and argued with Sathish Kumar. Later, they returned home.

Later, Sathish Kumar came to Kumaresan's house with a sickle. He assaulted Kumarasamy and Kumaresan using the sickle and managed to escape. The injured were admitted at a private hospital in Sulur.

“We have registered a case against Sathish Kumar for attempting to murder and arrested him. He will be remanded in judicial custody on Monday,” said Ara Arularasu, superintendent of police, Coimbatore district. Further investigations are on.