Two Security Guards Murdered During Temple Robbery in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar District

Nov 11, 2025 03:30 pm CST

Two security guards were brutally killed during an attempted robbery at the Nachadai Thavirthu Aruliaswamy Temple in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. The victims, Pechimuthu (60) and Sankar Pandian (50), were discovered by a day shift guard who found them with fatal wounds and the temple's donation box damaged. Police have launched an investigation using forensic teams, sniffer dogs, and CCTV footage to track down the perpetrators of this violent temple theft.