A 42-year-old real estate agent and BJP functionary named Senthil Kumaran was killed in Puducherry on Sunday evening. The police have registered a murder case at the Villianur police station. The incident was captured on CCTV footage, which shows two men arriving on a motorcycle and throwing crude bombs at Kumaran before attacking him with a sharp-edged weapon. Police are investigating the case, and so far, no suspects have been identified.
While Kumaran was the in-charge of the Mangalam constituency for the BJP, the media convenor of the party’s Puducherry unit has said that his killing is not related to politics or the party. Kumaran was also running his real estate business and was an active member of the BJP. It remains to be seen what the investigation will uncover regarding the motive behind Kumaran’s killing and who may be responsible for this tragic incident.
According to P Gurushankaran, the media convenor of the BJP’s Puducherry unit, Senthil Kumaran was in charge of the Mangalam assembly segment for the party. However, he also clarified that Kumaran’s murder was not related to politics or the party. It is not yet clear what the motive behind Kumaran’s killing may have been, and the police are continuing their investigation into the matter.
