Woman held for hubby’s murder near Ariyalur

It is said that Gunasekaran (44), a farmer, lived with his wife Manjula (40) and son Manikandan (19), in Mathumadaki village near Sendurai in Ariyalur district. Gunasekaran, was an alcoholic and as a result had frequent quarrels with his wife, under the influence of alcohol. Few days ago, when Gunasekaran started another fight with Manjula, unable to bear his torture, Manjula left to her father’s house in Nakkambadi village.

On Tuesday evening, Gunasekaran had went to Nakkambadi village to bring back his wife but she had denied to go with him. Infuriated over the denial, Gunasekaran has damaged the haystocks piled in front of the house and left the spot.

Irate by this, the relatives of Manjula had taken her to Mathumadaki village and had reportedly attacked Gunasekaran, who had been under the influence of alcohol. After the attack, Gunasekaran had fell unconscious and Manjula’s relatives, assumed that he had died. Hence, the relatives took him to a secluded place and blazed him alive. Later, the relatives declared that he had committed suicide.

However, sensing some foul play, Gunasekaran’s brother-in-law Palamalai lodged a complaint with Irumbulikurichi police on Wednesday. Police registered a case, retrieved the body and sent it to Jayankondam Government Hospital for post-mortem. The police arrested Manjula and her brother Velmurugan.