Friends clash under influence of alcohol, one injured

Coimbatore: Vairaprakasam (40) is an employee of a private company in the Chettipalayam area of Coimbatore.


Coimbatore: Vairaprakasam (40) is an employee of a private company in the Chettipalayam area of Coimbatore.

Mathivanan from Sivagangai district and Vairaprakasam are working in the same company. His friend Prathap (44) from Navakkarai area who came to meet Vairaprakasam stayed with him for a day. Vairaprakasam and Prathap then visited Mathivanan's room on Pollachi Road the night before yesterday.

All three started drinking which led to an argument between Pratap and Mathivanan. Pratap is said to have insulted Mathivannan with inappropriate words. An enraged Mathivanan took a club and hit Pratap on the head, breaking his skull. Pratap fell unconscious and laid in a pool of blood.

Shocked by this, Vairaprakasam rushed him to the Coimbatore Government Hospital. Pratap, who is critically injured and undergoing treatment, is struggling for his life. Chettipalayam police have registered a case of attempted murder on a complaint lodged by Vairaprakasam and are investigating.

Nepalese Worker Murdered in Coimbatore; Jharkhand Man Arrested, One Absconding

A 28-year-old Nepalese national working at an e-commerce warehouse in Pappampatti was allegedly beaten to death by a co-...

Six Arrested in Murder of West Bengal Man in Coimbatore District

Six persons from Tripura were arrested after the body of a 24-year-old man from West Bengal, initially found buried in a...

Track Works Between Coimbatore and Podanur to Affect Six Train Services

Track maintenance works between Coimbatore and Podanur railway stations will lead to the short termination and diversion...

World Electric Vehicle Day: Coimbatore Collector Flags Off EV Rally

Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar flagged off an electric vehicle rally organised by the Society...

Wild Elephant Damages Migrant Workers’ Shed in Thudiyalur

On Tuesday night, a lone wild elephant entered residential areas near Kathirnaickenpalayam in Coimbatore, damaged a tin...

Coimbatore Joint Commissioner (State Tax) Transferred to Greater Chennai Corporation

Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao, IAS, Joint Commissioner (State Tax), Commercial Taxes, Coimbatore, has been transferred and...