Man stabs wife to death during quarrel over theft case

A antheral allegedly stabbed his woman to decease pursuing a quality linked to a a theft case.

According to constabulary sources, the deceased was identified arsenic Vijaya, 50, woman of Panneerselvam from Thanjavur district. She had joined arsenic a home assistance successful a location astatine Selaiyur past December done a manpower agency.

Within a week, she allegedly fled the location aft decamping with 35 sovereigns of golden jewellery. Based connected a ailment lodged by the employer, the Selaiyur Police registered a lawsuit and launched an probe aft she went connected the run.

After days of searching, the constabulary traced Vijaya, and her husband, Panneerselvam, who were hiding successful Melmaruvathur, connected May 29, and brought them to the Selaiyur constabulary presumption for inquiry.

Following 2 days of questioning, the constabulary handed them implicit to the manpower cause for harmless custody and instructed the cause to nutrient the mates whenever required for further inquiry.

The cause accommodated them successful a abstracted country astatine a location successful Mambalam. In the aboriginal hours of Monday, the mates allegedly had a quarrel and attacked each different with knives. Hearing their cries, the manpower cause and others rushed to the country and recovered the mates lying successful a excavation of blood.

Vijaya was recovered dead, portion her hubby was struggling for beingness with terrible injuries. The constabulary rushed the injured antheral to a infirmary for treatment. Further probe is nether way.