Farmer Found Dead in Ranipet Village

A 70-year-old farmer was found dead in a pool of blood at Keelveedhi village near Arakkonam town in Ranipet. The victim was K. Sugumar, a native of the village who cultivated paddy on his land. Local residents found him unconscious and rushed him to the Government Taluk Hospital in Arakkonam, where doctors declared him brought dead. Police took two people into custody following an investigation. The suspects are 18-year-old S. Kavin Kumar and his 20-year-old friend B. Nithesh. Authorities found that the two young men had an argument with the victim in the village before his death. Special police teams formed special groups to check CCTV footage along the route, and the probe is ongoing.

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Crimes involving disputes in rural communities often lead to swift police investigations using local witness accounts and CCTV evidence. Local police forces routinely form special teams to trace suspects and review camera footage when violent incidents occur in towns and villages.