The First Additional District Court in Thoothukudi has sentenced six persons to life imprisonment in a murder case registered at Kadalkudi police station in 2021.S. Kalidas, 35, of N.
Jegaveerapuram in Kadalkudi was attacked by a group of men, who set him afire and threw him into a burning vehicle on April 3, 2021.. He died on June 8, 2021.
The motive stemmed from a political dispute and previous enmity.Kadalkudi police arrested six persons identified as V. Azhagupandi, 52, C.
Marisamy, 51, T. Satheeshkumar, 33, A.
Pandeeswaran, 26, A. Manojkumar, 36 and C.
Murugan, 54, all from the victim’s locality. The case was tried before the First Additional District Court.M.
Thandavan, I-Additional District Judge, found all six accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10,000 each, on Monday (November 2).Double murderIn another case, the court sentenced K. Devikumar, 43, of Iluppayurani to double life imprisonment for murdering two of his daughters by throwing them into a well near Kovilpatti and attempting to end his own life.
He was under financial pressure due to mounting debts.Kovilpatti East Police registered a case and investigated the incident. The trial was conducted before the First Additional District Court.
After hearing the case, Judge M. Thandavan sentenced him to double life terms for the two murders and imposed a fine of ₹10,000.With Monday’s verdicts, convictions have been secured in 33 murder cases in Thoothukudi district so far this year.
Published - November 03, 2026 05:34 pm IST