History sheeter murdered in Adyar

A 45-year-old history sheeter of Adyar was murdered by a gang of five persons on Saturday (September 5, 2026) night. Police said S. Kannan, a resident of Vannandurai in Adyar, was a B category rowdy with several murder and attempt to murder cases. He was also a member of the ruling TVK party. On Saturday night (September 5, 2026), a knife-wielding gang was waiting near his house and when he was going towards a shop, the gang waylaid him and murdered him. They later fled from the scene. The Shastri Nagar police on being alerted sent the body to the Government Royapettah Hospital for post mortem. As per initial investigation the murder was committed to avenge the killing of a gang leader Siva. Kannan belonged to Mangaleri Kandhan of Thiruvanmiyur and had a long-standing enmity between Siva and Mangaleri Kandhan in various illegal issues. Both Siva and Kandhan were murdered several years ago.The police have arrested the five accused including S. Bharani, N. Hari, P. Naresh, P. Rakesh and D. Manikandan. Published - September 06, 2026 02:52 pm IST