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An agricultural labourer was severely beaten up by the owner of a farm for alleged dereliction of duty and later confined to a room for 10 days leading to his death at Kallakudi in Trichy last Monday.

A 35-year-old woman sustained severe burn injuries at her residence on Saturday night when a chimney lamp fell on her and the fire spread rapidly.

A 25-year-old youth in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, who married his girlfriend on Monday, hacked his sister to death and inflicted serious injurious on his brother and brother’s wife on Tuesday night for opposing his marriage.

After few months of lull, incidents of theft by diversionary tactics have resurfaced in the city police limits with two cases having been reported on Tuesday.

Three houses were burgled on Tuesday in the city and its suburbs while the residents were away. Gold worth Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5,00,000 in cash were stolen. In the first incident, five sovereigns of gold and Rs 20, 000 were stolen from the house of Ganapathy and G sagunthala when they were away.

A 47-year-old man had allegedly committed suicide after murdering his wife following a family dispute in Ramanathapuram village near Santhavasal on Tuesday.

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A 40-year-old alcoholic set his 37-year-old wife ablaze over a family dispute at Ganeshapuram in Podanur on Tuesday. He also sustained burn injuries as the woman, who was in flames, tried to catch hold of him.

A 24-year-old man who posed as a college student and stole mobile phones from junior students was arrested on Monday.

A 24-year-old girl, who was unemployed for three months after being laid off by a private bank, hung herself at her residence in Balaji Nagar, Avadi on Thursday night.

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