The Kancheepuram police arrested five persons near Arakkonam on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the double murder during an Aadi festival at Padunelli.
The accused were identified as Bagavathi, 26, Giri, 22, Pushparaj, 29, Kalaiselvan, 19, and Nagaraj, 21. The deceased, V. Neelakandan, 26, and S. Chandru, 26, were allegedly hacked to death following a dispute during the festival in the early hours of Monday.
The police stated the victims had intervened in a fight over a song played on a loudspeaker and allegedly slapped some members of a rival group. While they were sitting on an agricultural field, the rival group allegedly attacked them with sickles, killing them on the spot.
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Published – August 19, 2026 12:00 am IST
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