A 70-year-old farmer was found dead in a pool of blood at Keelveedhi village near Arakkonam town in Ranipet on Wednesday.

The victim was identified as K. Sugumar. He was a native of Keelveedhi village, where he cultivates paddy in his farmland. Initial inquiry revealed that a few residents of the area who found Sugumar lying unconscious rushed him to the Government Taluk Hospital in Arakkonam town, where doctors said that he was brought dead.

A case was registered. Two persons S. Kavin Kumar, 18, and his friend B. Nithesh, 20, were taken into custody by the police after investigations found that the duo had got into an argument with the victim in the village before his death. Special teams were formed to analyse CCTV camera footage on the route. A probe is under way.