Woman, lover held for killing husband in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli district

TRICHY: A 35-year-old woman and her 21-year-old lover were arrested on Monday for murdering her husband and covering it up like a road accident. They were planning to lead a happy life with the insurance coverage taken by the deceased.
The Thuvarankurichi police identified the arrested as A Arulkumar of Akkiyampatti near Palayapalayam in Marungapuri taluk and R Kanmani of the same village.
According to sources, Kanmani’s husband P Ramar, 45, was found unconscious with injuries on the back of his head at Kirakulam on the service road of Trichy- Madurai national highway in the late hours on December 28. Ramar, who was admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Trichy, died on December 31. The post-mortem was performed and the body was handed over to the family members.
However, inspector of police D Jaishankar and his team grew suspicious about Arulkumar following preliminary investigation which revealed that he was the one who picked up Ramar from a TASMAC outlet on a bike on the night of December 28.
As regards injuries found on the head of the deceased, doctors hinted at the chances of the person being assaulted with some object. Based on suspicion, Jaishankar interrogated Arulkumar and verified his call detail records. It revealed that he was in regular contact with Kanmani. During interrogation, Arulkumar and Kanmani confessed to having murdered Ramar.
Jaishankar said on Tuesday that Ramar was running an eatery in Chennai. Arulkumar, a relative of his, was employed in the eatery and he developed an extra-marital relationship with Kanmani. Recently, Ramar and Kanmani, with their two sons, had gone to Akkiyampatti to attend a funeral. Arulkumar also came to the village a few days later at the behest of Kanmani. Kanmani was upset with his Ramar owing to his alcohol addiction.
She told Arulkumar that they could lead a happy life with the insurance amount of 50 lakh, if they murdered Ramar. Based on their plan, Arulkumar picked up Ramar on a bike and took him to the service road. He clobbered him with an iron rod procured from a scrap shop near the liquor shop.
Both of the accused were arrested, produced in court and remanded in judicial custody.