TUTICORIN, July 22: Two houses were burnt and shops were forced to down shutters at Lohia Nagar here following the murder of Ayyapan (19), a milk vendor. The killing has been attributed to gang rivalry. Tension prevailed in the area as some 200 people blocked roads demanding arrest of the people involved in the killing.

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