Rape and murder suspected in widow’s death

Police are investigating whether the rape and murder of the woman was due to previous enmity or a fall out of a relationship. 

Police said that Selvi (30), who lost her husband a few years ago, was living with her eight-year-old son at Guruvarajapet near Arakkonam. She was working in a private company nearby to support the family.

Meanwhile, on Sunday night, Selvi’s son saw his mother lying motionless without clothes and screamed in panic. On hearing his cries, neighbours, who rushed into the house, were shocked to find Selvi lying dead. They immediately alerted the Arak-konam police who rushed to the spot recovered the body and sent it to Arakkonam GH for post-mortem. Cops have registered a case and have commenced in-vestigation. 

Police suspect that the assailants must have first tried to rape Selvi, but and when she attempted to resist and escape, they should have overpowered and raped as her body was found without clothes. 

Later, they must have strangled her to death. Police are probing to find out whether it was a premeditated murder or Selvi was killed over relationship issues. Investiga-tion is continuing to identify and arrest the killers.

A 27-year-old woman from Kannamachaitram in Tiruvallur committed suicide on Sunday following a quarrel with her husband, police said.

Aishwarya (27), from Arani was married to Senthil Kumar, three and a half years ago. While Senthil works as a medical representative, Aishwarya was a housewife. On Monday morning, Aishwarya had a quarrel with her husband over domestic issues, following which Senthil Kumar left the home. “After her husband left, the woman hanged herself in the bedroom,” police said. The incident came to light when her husband returned home.

On receiving information, Kanamachaitram police rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The police have registered a case and are investigating. The suicide has also been referred to an inquiry by Revenue Divisional Officer.

Unable to tolerate the harassment, a 27-year-old woman strangled her husband, when he was under the influence of alcohol, to death at Arakkonam on Sunday night. Police said that Prabhu (30), a resident of Mosur near Arakkonam, a private company employee, was married to Selvi (27). The couple had two children, Jothi (8) and Surya (7). Prabhu, according to police, was a drunkard. Most of the days, he used to come home drunk an abuse and beat up Selvi. On Sunday evening also Prabhu came home drunk and allegedly beat and kicked his wife. On hearing the screams of Selvi, neighbours rushed to the house and pacified the quarrelling couple. However, around midnight, the couple got into an altercation again and Prabhu again assaulted his wife. Selvi lost her cool and strangled Prabhu to death. On seeing her husband dead, Selvi started wailing. Neighbours rushed to house and were shocked to see Prabhu lying dead. They immediately alerted the Arakkonam police, who came to the spot and arrested selvi, who confessed to the murder. The body of Prabhu was to Arakkonam government hospital for post mortem.  A case has been registered.  Police said that the woman had strangled her husband with a dupatta unable to tolerate the abuse. Investigations are under way.