Chennai: Two held for killing youth after brawl

CHENNAI: In a drunken brawl, a 20-year-old youth was murdered by his friends near Kelambakkam on Sunday

The deceased was identified as Lakshmikanth of Padur near Kelambakkam. His body was recovered from a vacant plot near the Government Girls' High School in Kelambakkam. Police sent the body to a government hospital for autopsy.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Lakshmikanth, a school dropout, was unemployed. He had gone to drink with his friends Pradeep and Satish, where Lakshmikanth spoke ill of Pradeep's girlfriend.

An argument followed and Pradeep and Satish attacked Lakshmikanth with beer bottles. They then smashed his head with a stone, killing him instantly.

Pradeep and Satish were arrested and have been sent to custody, police said.