Hunt on for assailants who dumped woman’s body in gunny bag

The deceased, Devaki (68) of Kadapakkam village in Chengalpattu, was feeding her cow when a few men seated near the hut came inside and pushed Devaki and snatched her gold ornaments.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:19th Jul, 2022 at 2:08 AM

CHENNAI: Police are searching for unidentified men who murdered an elderly woman and dumped the body in a gunny bag and snatched her 10-sovereign ornaments in Sunambedu on Monday. The deceased, Devaki (68) of Kadapakkam village in Chengalpattu, was feeding her cow when a few men seated near the hut came inside and pushed Devaki and snatched her gold ornaments. Devaki tried to fight back when the snatchers attacked her using a wooden log, killing her. The assailants dumped the body in a gunny bag and escaped. Devaki’s husband Subramanian, returning from the farm, found a gunny bag outside the house and when he looked inside was shocked to see his wife’s body. Sunambedu police sent the body for post-mortem to Chengalpattu GH and registered a case. A search is on to nab the murderers.

Hunt on for assailants who dumped woman’s body in gunny bag

The deceased, Devaki (68) of Kadapakkam village in Chengalpattu, was feeding her cow when a few men seated near the hut came inside and pushed Devaki and snatched her gold ornaments.

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