A private car, parked in front of a dwelling suddenly caught fire in the early hours of Saturday and was gutted. Police said that Dinesh Kumar lives in T Pacheri near Tiruchuli in Virudhunagar district. It is said that he had parked his car on Friday night in front of his residence as usual and went to bed. At around 3 a.m., a spark from the vehicle led to a fire. The neighbours alerted the fire and rescue services personnel, who arrived and put out the fire. Tiruchuli police are investigating.Man murderedA 27-year-old man identified as Yesuraj of Church Street, in Koompatti police station limits near Watrap taluk was murdered by an armed gang on Friday night. Police said that Yesuraj, married to Priya has two children aged 4 and 2-year-old. He had left for work on Friday morning. On his return, it is suspected that some armed men assaulted him with deadly weapons. Unable to escape, he swooned and died in a pool of blood. Police investigations are on. Published - June 27, 2026 10:14 pm IST