Madurai, March 24 -- A 38-year-old history-sheeter and nephew of former DMK functionary V K Gurusamy, was murdered by unidentified individuals in the early hours of Saturday near his residence in Thanakankulam, Madurai district.

The deceased, P Kaleshwaran, originally from the TNHB colony in Mel Anuppanadi, had been residing in Thanakankulam. The police have not yet confirmed whether the rival gang of Gurusamy was involved in the murder.

"So far, no arrests have been made. We are reviewing CCTV footage and employing scientific methods to identify the suspects. After the post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family, who took it to Gurusamy's residence in Kamarajpuram before proceeding with the cremation at a local buri...