Three arrested for pushing couple into pit near Anthiyur

ERODE The Anthiyur police on Monday (November 9, 2026) night arrested three persons for allegedly pushing a couple into an eight-foot-deep pit after consuming pearl millet porridge at their roadside shop without paying for it on Monday. According to the police, Duraisamy, 63, and his wife Shanthi, 54, residents of Kuppanankarai, run a pushcart shop selling pearl millet porridge on the banks of Periya Eri along the Anthiyur–Vellithiruppur road. Three persons who visited the shop on Monday consumed the porridge but refused to pay.

When the couple questioned them, an argument broke out. The trio allegedly pushed Duraisamy and Shanthi into a nearby pit before fleeing the spot. Passers-by alerted the Anthiyur police, who rushed to the spot, rescued the couple and admitted them to the Anthiyur Government Hospital.

The police registered a case and arrested Anbumani, 36, of Thavittupalayam, Karthi, 42, and Manikandan, 36, of Chennampatti. Further investigation is under way.