Youth dies after assault by 5 men
He was found in his room with both hands and feet tied with nylon string.
Northeast district deputy police chief V Saravanan said the body of M Sathiwill, 20, was found at 9.30am by a woman tenant of the house.
According to Saravanan, the body of the victim, who rented a room with his brother, was found wrapped in a bed sheet.
“A witness said the victim was attacked by five men along the corridor of the apartment on the 16th floor early yesterday.
“Initial investigations revealed that the victim was beaten by the five suspects before being dragged into his room.
“The victim was also hit with a blunt object as his face was swollen,” he said when contacted here today.
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Saravanan said police had already identified the five suspects after viewing the CCTV camera recording from the lift of the flats.