G. Krishnakumar (44) of Karuppanna Layout near Sulur, who was undergoing treatment after being stabbed by a 23-year-old man, succumbed to wounds on Monday.
The police said that Sanjay Krishna of Kannampalayam near Sulur stabbed Krishnakumar under the influence of ganja over a petty quarrel at a deserted place at Ranganathapuram near Sulur on June 23.
Krishnakumar, a goat herder by occupation, had been undergoing treatment in a government hospital, where he died without responding to treatment on Monday. The police had already arrested Krishna in connection with the assault.
Following Krishnakumar’s death, the police altered the assault case to that of a murder for further investigation.
Published - July 07, 2026 09:30 pm IST