The Thudiyalur police have arrested a gang which is alleged to have murdered a 20-year-old youth of Thillainagar, Rathinapui, here within 8 hours.
According to the police, Srinivasan, 20, a painter, was murdered at Vellakinar around 10 pm on Wednesday.
By this morning, the police rounded up Zeenathkumar, 30, Suryaprakash, 27, and Sendhilkumar 30 at Narayanasamy Lay-out. Another suspect Vicky is at large.
Vicky is alleged to have picked up a quarrel with Zeenathkumar and that culminated in the murder of Srinivasan who went to Vicky's house with the other two.