Elderly couple hacked to death in Erode, three arrested

Police in Tamil Nadu's Erode arrested three accused in connection with the murder of an elderly couple. The three accused are part of a seven-member gang who hacked the elderly couple to death in their house Saturday.

Erode (Tamil Nadu):An elderly couple was hacked to death in their house by a seven-member gang near Kodumudi in Erode district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.

Ramasamy (55) and his spouse Arukkani (48), both farmhands, had warned the tipsy gang when it allegedly teased their daughter and others.

The teasing took place on Friday when the couple, their daughter and two others were walking near their house, they mentioned.

After the incident, Ramasamy informed his close relatives about the gang. The relatives too warned the seven. This led to a minor scuffle between the two sides.

Later, in the wee hours of Saturday, the gang barged into the house of Ramasamy and his wife, beat the couple up before killing them with deadly weapons.

The police have so far arrested three members of the gang identified as Surya, Saminathan and Kirupasankar.

Further investigation is on.