The Ennore police have arrested a murder accused, who was on the run for more than 21 years, following a sustained operation.
The police said that on May 24, 2004, one Mariyam Beevi informed the Ennore Police Station of her relative’s confession of murder.
Rajendran, alias Rafiq, told her that while he and his friend, Tajuddin, were consuming alcohol at his home in Indira Nagar, a quarrel broke out after Tajuddin spoke ill of his wife, Rasool Beevi. In a fit of rage, he slit Tajuddin’s throat, and left the body at the house. He asked her to take care of his wife.
Subsequently, Mariyam, who stayed at Periyamedu, rushed to Ennore. With the help of neighbours, she opened the house and found Tajuddin lying in a pool of blood with his throat slashed.
Based on her complaint, Ennore Police registered a case.
