A 48-year-old man was found dead with multiple injuries on the road near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur.  

The deceased was identified as Rajini, a power loom weaver and former DMK branch secretary of Pothaturpet near Pallipattu. 

According to the police, Rajini attended a family function at Guruvarajapettai near Arakkonam on Sunday and was returning home on a motorcycle around midnight. His body was later found with serious injuries on the Tiruttani-Pothadoorpet State Highway near a school.

The road users alerted the Tiruttani Police, who reached the spot and sent the body to the Tiruttani Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

A case has been registered and a probe is under way to determine the cause of the death.

Published - July 28, 2026 12:57 am IST