In a horrific incident reported by the Sernthamaram police, a 30-year-old labourer named M. Mahendran went missing after leaving his house in Valasai. His abandoned two-wheeler was later found near the Kasidharmam tank in Mela Kadayanallur. Upon investigating the disappearance, police rounded up three juveniles who confessed to the crime. Fire and Rescue Services personnel subsequently recovered the victim’s torso from an abandoned well, while a search operation was launched for the severed head. The shocking nature of the crime and the involvement of minors triggered widespread tension across the locality.