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A 56-year-old cultivation labourer, who belongs to the Irular community, was arrested by Kalavai constabulary adjacent Arcot municipality successful Ranipet connected Wednesday for chopping his wife’s close manus for preventing him from consuming liquor.
Police said the arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic K. Arumugam, who resides successful Irular Colony successful Kalavai colony adjacent Arcot town. He was surviving with his woman A. Lakshmi, 51, and children.
Initial enquiry revealed that Arumugam utilized to instrumentality location aft consuming liquor each day. The mates utilized to combat implicit his intoxicant addiction arsenic the household was incapable to conscionable home expenses.
Police said Arumugam came location drunk and quarreled with his woman erstwhile she insisted that helium does not devour intoxicant anymore. In a acceptable of rage, Arumugam allegedly chopped disconnected her close hand.
As she cried for help, neighbours and relatives rushed to the house. They admitted her astatine Government Taluk Hospital successful Kalavai earlier she was referred to Government Medical College Hospital successful Vellore. A lawsuit was registered against Arumugam, who was arrested and lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A probe is nether way.
