Woman hires goons to murder husband

Coimbatore: The rural police on Thursday arrested a Sulur-based woman and three hired goons for attempting to murder her husband two weeks ago.

The arrested people were identified as Thilagavathi, 48, wife of C Subramaniam of Moolai Veetu Thottam at East Arasur in Sulur, R Velayutha Moorthy, 28, of Avaniyapuram in Madurai, G Kamalkumar, 21 and V Prabhakaran, 19, of Thiruppuvanam taluk in Sivaganga district.

According to police, 52-year-old Subramaniam, a moneylender, was in an intimate relationship with a woman in Virudhunagar district, much to Thilagavathi’s chagrin. “He used to give the woman money, but ignored Thilagavathi. Though she pleaded with him to end the affair, he refused. So, Thilagavathi decided to kill him,” a police officer said.

Thilagavathi sought the help of Moorthy, a construction labourer who was a regular client of Subramaniam. “Moorthy agreed to kill the moneylender for Rs 50,000. After Thilagavathi gave him the money, Moorthy brought his relative Prabhakaran, a college student, to Coimbatore to carry out the killing. He also sought the help of his colleague Kamalkumar. On the night of September 3, the three-member gang attacked Subramaniam with sickles at a hotel on Thennampalayam – Annur Road. When Subramaniam collapsed in a pool of blood, the three fled from the place,” the officer added.

The Sulur police rushed Subramaniam to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), where he is recuperating from the injuries.

Police initially suspected that the murder attempt was a fallout of a business enmity. But when Thilagavathi gave contradictory statements, they grilled her and she confessed to the crime.


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