Armstrong, who was the state president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, was hacked to death on the 5th.
Armstrong, who was the state president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, was hacked to death with a sickle near the house he was building in Perambur on the 5th.
The gang, posing as food delivery workers, cut down Armstrong, who was inspecting the construction work, and fled. The massacre created a stir across Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, the police started an investigation into the murder case.
Revenge?
The initial investigation of the police revealed that this murder was done to take revenge for the murder of Arkadu Suresh, who was a famous rowdy. The police arrested 11 people including Ponnai Balu, Thiruvenkadam and Arul, the younger brother of Arcot Suresh, in connection with Armstrong’s murder, on the same night of the murder.
11 people were kept in police custody for 5 days and interrogated. At that time, the killer, who escaped from the police, was shot dead by the police in an ‘encounter’ in Thiruvenkadam. Meanwhile, the other 10 killers were jailed in Poontamalli Jail after police custody.
A sudden turn
In a sudden twist in Armstrong’s murder case, the police arrested 3 people namely female lawyer Malarkodi, another lawyer Hariharan and Arul’s cousin Satish, who had already been arrested, the day before yesterday.
North Chennai BJP Female personality Anjalai has also been included as the main accused in the case. The police have said that they are conducting an intensive manhunt to arrest him as well. Police have confiscated 3 cars and 4 motorcycles used by the killers.
Shared information
After that, in the police investigation, various information has been coming out one after the other. According to the police source:-
The killers arrested in this case belonged to various political parties. The now arrested lawyer Malarkodi’s husband Thotam Shekhar was a campaign singer in a popular political party. He is already dead. Malarkodi’s son Akkurraja is also involved in the murder case. It is noteworthy that there was an attempt to kill Malarkodi by throwing a bomb at him when he was in an auto in Annasalai area of Chennai.
Enemies join hands…
As for Armstrong, various groups have acted as his enemies. A mob has gone into frenzy to seek revenge in the Arcot Suresh murder case.
Meanwhile, an information has come out that a famous grandfather in North Chennai who is currently in jail was also behind this murder.
On the other hand, Armstrong’s emergence as an influential leader in North Chennai has caught the eye of another gang. It has been found in the police investigation that different types of enemies have joined hands and brought down Armstrong.
1 crore wage money
Another shocking information has come on social media that Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore was exchanged for the killers. It is also said that Arul acted as the main person for this money transfer.
Police are probing his bank account. The police are also investigating his wife and family.
The police have tried to re-arrest 3 persons namely Vakkeel Arul, Ponnai Balu and Thirumalai.
Who is behind the murder?
Who was the mastermind behind the successful completion of the task of uniting the various enemies to take down Armstrong in totality? That is the main point of police investigation now. So far the investigation is going straight and who is who in this case? A senior police officer said that those behind the scenes will be caged.
