Two Men Charged In Grisly Daylight Murder

Posted July 30, 2009 12:00 pm.

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A day after they confirmed two arrests in a grisly daylight killing, Toronto police revealed the suspects’ names and charges.

Around noon on July 20, 19-year-old Annushath Indrakanthan was near a shopping plaza on Bonis Ave. when as many as five men attacked, stabbing him and hitting him on the head with a hammer.

Indrakanthan was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

This week, Vikas Dahiya, 21, of Toronto, and Antriksh Singh, 19, of Markham, were arrested and charged with first degree murder.

They were scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning.

Indrakanthan’s family expressed immediate appreciation at news of the arrests.

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