The timely action by the Munneerpallam police has prevented a possible murder as the law-enforcers arrested six persons with machetes on Tuesday.Following a tip-off about a plot to murder a person, the Munneerpallam police intensified patrolling in the areas under their jurisdiction in the small hours of Tuesday (July 28, 2026). When they spotted six persons moving around in a suspicious manner, the police picked them up for interrogation.The police recovered three machetes, two bikes and a car, and arrested all the six persons.The arrested were identified as Manikandan alias Vaththu Mani, 27, Kalimuthu, 23, Sudalai Krishnan alias Murugan, 40, Esakki Muthu alias Yesuraja, 29, Maharajan, 18, and Ponnurangam alias Ponraj, 19, all from Munneerpallam and surrounding villages.Police sources said while Vaththu Mani was facing 19 cases against him, Kalimuthu had 18 cases. Eleven cases were pending against Ponraj. When Ponraj tried to escape from the police, he accidentally fell down and sustained an injury in the right wrist. He has been admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital.Further investigations are on. Published - July 28, 2026 08:30 pm IST