Teenager beheaded in Tamil Nadu; severed head thrown into police station

Cuddalore: In a gruesome incident, a teenager was murdered and his decapitated head was thrown into the premises of a police station in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.

The local police, which is now looking into the matter, has obtained the CCTV footage of cameras installed near the police station.

Based on the footage, the police has arrested three persons, falling in the age bracket of 20-24 years, in connection with the 17-year-old boy's murder.

During interrogation, those arrested have revealed that the youth was hacked to death and beheaded by one of the accused at Bahour in Puducherry, 13 km from here, last night, due to previous enmity.

After beheading him, they travelled on a two-wheeler with the head wrapped in a gunny bag before throwing it into the premises of the Reddichavavadi police station last night, the PTI quoted police as saying.

The decapitated body of the youth was spotted near the Bahour lake, the police said. 

With PTI inputs