Wife’s murder: Man awarded life term by Tiruvallur court

Natarajan was daily wager while Shanti ran a small tiffin centre by the roadside during the evenings. An alcoholic Natarajan had frequent quarrels with his wife. On one such quarrel for money, Natarajan forced Shanti to give money but when she refused to party with the money, Natarajan stabbed her. “Satish rushed her to a private hospital but could not save the woman. The Kadambathur police arrested Natarajan on August 10, 2017,” government advocate Ram Kumar said. Following trial, the Tiruvallur court convicted Natarajan in the case. Judge Selvanathan convicted Natrajan to life sentence and the fined Rs 5,000.