Two women found dead in Madurai village

The incident occurred around 2 am when the women — Azhagupandi and Priya — were going to a nearby Primary Health Care Centre to visit their friend, who was admitted for medical treatment, they said. The patient’s husband, who was waiting for the women at the centre, went looking for them as they did not turn up for a long time. He then found the duo lying dead with injuries, alongside the Chattrapatti highway, they added. A case has been registered and investigation is on, police said.

In another incident, an 8-year-old girl was hacked to death by her father at Villur in the district, police said. Murugan attacked his wife, Lakshmi and his daughter Irulayi with a sickle following an argument over a family dispute at their home on Sunday night, they said.