Two Ayyappa devotees were killed after they were run over by a van near Chinnamanur in Theni district in the early hours of Friday. The devotees were on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala.
Police said a group of eight devotees from Andipatti were on a pilgrimage. At around 3 a.m., when they were walking on Dindigul-Kumily highway in Seelayampatti, a van carrying devotees from Vedasandur in Dindigul district, heading towards Sabarimala ran over two of them. The devotees K. Kumar, 55, and M. Ramki, 36, died on the spot. No one else was injured
Chinnamanur police have arrested the van driver, K. Dinesh Kumar. Investigation is under way.
Published – January 02, 2026 10:00 pm IST
