Newly wed Cuddalore man poisoned himself to frame wife, find police investigation

CHENNAI: While investigating the death of a newlywed man in Cuddalore, who died of poisoning allegedly by his wife only 25 days after their marriage, the police stumbled upon an earlier uncovered evidence, showing that he poisoned himself to frame his wife.

Kalaiyarasan from Ayanakaruveppanpatti in Cuddalore, who was undergoing treatment in JIPMER, Puducherry, died on Sunday after poisoning himself to avenge his wife who allegedly cheated on him.

According to police, Kalaiyarasan got married on January 26 this year, and from day one, his married life was reportedly marred by fights with his newly wedded wife, allegedly because she had wished to marry someone else she was in love with.

On February 20, he consumed poison and, during a subsequent police investigation, pinned it on his wife. He even released a video saying that his wife had poisoned him. Initially, everyone believed that his wife mixed poison in his soft drink. However, during the investigation, it was found that Kalaiyarasan himself bought the poison that killed him.

The police found evidence, including pharmacy receipts and CCTV footage, which confirmed that Kalaiyarasan had indeed purchased the pesticide himself and consumed it to kill himself so that his wife would be framed for his murder.

The police had tracked his phone records and interrogated the people Kalaiyarasan talked to on the day he had consumed poison. One of his friends confirmed that Kalaiyarasan had consumed the poison and had even showed him the pesticide bottle when he visited him.