Chennai, September 19: After spending time with a Commercial Sex Worker (CSW), a 23-year-old man fatally injured her by striking her head with a hammer following an altercation over the fee to be paid for the services, police said on Thursday. When it became clear that she had died, the accused, M Manikandan, stuffed the body in a big suitcase and disposed it near an under-construction building site in Thuraipakkam police limits. Tripura Man Arrested in Chennai for Forcing Bangladeshi Girlfriend into Sex Work, Woman Held For Entering India Using Forged Documents.

Preliminary probe revealed that Manikandan, a native of Singampunari town in Sivaganga district, had solicited the CSW's services on September 17 when his family members were away. She obliged and met him at his home at Thuraipakkam. Eventually, a noisy argument broke out between them over the amount to be paid to her for her services, a city police release said. ‘If You Have So Much Lust, Go to Sex Workers’: Woman Counselor’s Appeal During Protest at Sonagachi Red-Light Area Goes Viral Amid Anger Over Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder (Watch Video).

An enraged Manikandan hit the CSW on her head using a hammer and later threw away the travel bag, in which he dumped the body, at the construction site. Investigation led to the identification of the assailant and the victim. Manikandan was arrested on Thursday and the probe is continuing.

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