Man stabs wife to death in front of 5-yr-old son in Neelankarai

The deceased, Akila (30) of Tiruvannamalai district, and the suspect, Dhanasekar, got married in 2013, but they separated within six months due to differences. After this, Akila was staying at her brother Gunasekaran’s house in Perungudi along with her son.

The incident happened on Sunday evening when Akila went to Dhanasekar’s house at Thiruvalluvar Nagar in Neelankarai seeking money for their son’s education. A quarrel erupted between them and Dhanasekar, in a fit of rage, attacked her with a kitchen knife. He stabbed Akila several times on her face, chest, abdomen and hands. Dhanasekar’s mother and his son were witnesses to the murder, said police.

After Dhanasekar’s son ran out of the house crying that his mother was being attacked, neighbours alerted the Neelankarai police. When the police reached the spot, Akila had already died and Dhanasekar escaped from the spot. Her body was recovered and sent to Government Royapettah Hospital for autopsy.

The police detained Dhanasekar’s mother for inquiry on suspicion that she might have been involved in the murder and also launched a hunt for the main suspect.

After a preliminary inquiry, the police said that Dhanasekar was working as an office boy at a private firm. He lied to Akila’s family that he worked in a software firm for a salary of Rs 30,000 and married her. After marriage, he stopped going to work and abused Akila demanding more dowry. This led to their split, the police added.

City woman found dead at Tirupati lodge, husband on the run

A 45-year-old woman from RA Puram has been found dead with injuries at a lodge in Tirupati and the police have launched a hunt for her abscondinghusband.

The couple, S Murugan and M Cynthia, from Kamarajar Salai in Raja Annamalai Puram went to Tirupati on Friday and stayed at a lodge, named Suprabhat. On Sunday, a foul smell started emanating from the couple’s room. As it was locked from outside, the staff opened it with spare keys. They found body of Cynthia with injuries and alerted the Tirupati police. While they sent the body for autopsy, a hunt has been launched for her husband Murugan.

On Monday, Tirupati police reached Chennai and took Cynthia’s relatives to Tirupati with the help of Abiramapuram police for interrogation.