Chennai: Goondas Act slapped on student killer
The locals caught hold of him and thrashed him before handing him over to the police.
CHENNAI: The man who killed a college student at KK Nagar was detained under the Goondas Act on Wednesday. On March 10, the victim, Ashwini Kumar (20), was stabbed outside the main entrance of Meenakshi College Of Engineering in KK Nagar by Alagesan, who claimed to be her husband, a claim that has been denied by her relatives.
Alagesan hails from Maduravoyal. The locals caught hold of him and thrashed him before handing him over to the police. Alagesan picked up a quarrel with the girl while she was walking on the road near the college. In a heated argument, he allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed her in her chest and stomach.
The accused, who works in a water-can supply agency has claimed that he had married Ashwini on February 16, this year. However, the girl’s relatives denied his claims stating that he had barged into the house and forcefully tied the ‘mangalsutra’ on her. He also told the police that after the marriage, there was a rift between them and a complaint was lodged at the Maduravoyal police station.