By Express News Service

SALEM: Police arrested a 27-year-old man after he allegedly beheaded a 13-year-old girl and put her head on the middle of road in an inebriated condition on Monday.

According to the Attur police, Rajalakshmi (13), a resident of Thalavaipatti, was a class VIII student. She was allegedly teased on a regular basis by neighbour Dinesh Kumar, a drunkard. On Monday when she was alone at home, a drunk Dinesh barged inside the home and teased her.

On hearing the girl screaming, her mother arrived on the spot. However, before she could do anything, Dinesh attacked Rajalakshmi with a machete killing her on spot. Later, he allegedly chopped her head and put it on the road. Police said that after becoming an alcoholic, Dinesh allegedly started behaving like a mentally unstable person.