The Principal District and Sessions Court in Tiruvannamalai has sentenced two persons to double life imprisonment for murdering a former AIADMK functionary in 2017 over a real-estate dispute.

Judge P. Mathusuthanan sentenced S. Raja (31) and V. Saravanakumar (26) to double life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each on the accused.

Details of case

The case of the prosecution was that in February 2017, former AIADMK secretary for Tiruvannamalai town, S. Kanagaraj (52) was on his way, in his two-wheeler, to a nearby park for an evening walk when K. Babu (44), Raja and Saravanakumar intercepted Kanagaraj and allegedly hacked him to death. Kanagaraj died on the spot.

Tiruvannamalai Town police arrested the three persons for their alleged involvement in the crime. Investigation into the murder revealed that deceased Kanagaraj and arrested Babu had previously been involved in a real estate dispute in the town. A few months later, when Babu was released on conditional bail, he was hacked to death.

The other two suspects in the case are lodged at the Central Prison in Vellore, court officials said. They were sentenced for the crime.