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A 32-year-old man, who allegedly acceptable occurrence to a car, 2 motorcycles and an electrical scooter successful Perundurai connected January 19 (Monday), was arrested by the constabulary connected Thursday (January 22, 2026).
The accused has been identified arsenic Vaithiyanathan, a nonmigratory of Ambani Nagar successful Cuddalore district. Police said his wife, Gayathri, had been surviving separately astatine her sister Sandhiya’s location astatine Madathupalayam successful Perundurai pursuing marital discord.
On Monday, Vaithiyanathan reportedly came to Perundurai and attempted to transportation his woman to instrumentality with him. When she refused, an statement broke retired betwixt the mates and continued till precocious successful the night. Residents of the locality did not intervene, and the concern appeared to instrumentality to mean aft midnight.
However, successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday (January 20, 2026), fume was rising from the parking country of the residential colony. Alarmed residents rushed retired and reportedly saw Vaithiyanathan fleeing aft jumping implicit the compound wall.
A car, 2 motorcycles and an electrical scooter parked successful the country were recovered engulfed successful flames. Fire and Rescue Services unit rushed to the spot and doused the occurrence aft a prolonged effort.
The Perundurai constabulary visited the spot and preliminary enquiry revealed that Vaithiyanathan allegedly acceptable the vehicles connected occurrence successful a acceptable of rage arsenic his woman refused to resume marital life. Vaithiyanathan, who was hiding, was aboriginal arrested, and further probe is nether way.
