Fight over throwing waste water leads to man’s death

COIMBATORE: A 62-year-old man succumbed to injuries he suffered when he intervened in a quarrel involving his sister and two other women over throwing soap water on the road in Kunnathurpudur near Annur on Saturday morning.
Police said, M Kalaimani (48) and her daughter S Kousalya (22) used public tap water for washing their clothes and poured the waste water on the cement road on Vinayagar Temple Street at Kunnathurpudur near Annur on Saturday morning.Seeing this, Pushpavalli, (55) advised them not to pour the soap water on the street. A quarrel arose between them. Meanwhile, the deceased, S Bakthavatchalam (62) Pushpavalli’s elder brother had tried to intervene in the quarrel.
According to police, Kalaimani and Kousalya went back home and informed M Murthy, (49) Kalaimani’s husband. Later, all three came to meet Bakthavatchalam and advised him not to intervene in the matter. However, a quarrel arose between them again, which took a violent turn.
Police said, Murthy attacked Bakthavatchalam by using a wooden log along with Kousalya. Bakthavatchalam was rushed to nearby hospital where he was declared as brought dead.
Annur police registered a case against Murthy, Kalaimani and daughter Kousalya under section 302 (murder) of IPC. Three family members were taken to police custody for an interrogation.