Chennai: City police arrested four men for waylaying and murdering a history-sheeter at Arumbakkam, Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim Krishnamoorthy (39) of Poonamallee High Road, was a gangster with many cases against him.
However, off late, he had mended his ways and was working as a water can supplier in the city. On Wednesday, he was at Arumbakkam when four men waylaid and murdered him.
A special team formed by Deputy Commissioner Sudhakar and Assistant Commissioner Gunashekar found that a gang had killed him for revenge as Krishnamorthy was allegedly part of a murder in 2011.
Police arrested Shankar (29), Karthik (23) and Ajith (24) from Arumbakkam and Kaviraj (24) from Koyambedu.
Police is searching for more persons connected with the crime.