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The Tirupattur Town constabulary person arrested a sanitary unit astatine the Intelligence Unit of the Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police successful Tirupattur municipality connected Wednesday for reportedly murdering a 68-year-old effect vendor aft stealing currency and golden ornaments from her.
The 44-year-old accused was identified arsenic V. Ramu, a autochthonal of Poigai colony successful Vellore. He is joined and has 2 children. Initial enquiry revealed that Ramu was moving for much than a decennary with the portion astatine the DSP Office successful Tirupattur. The deceased, L. Santhammal, a nonmigratory of Tirupattur, was moving a effect store connected the roadside adjacent the DSP office. Ramu befriended her pursuing his regular visits to the shop.
Police said that connected May 26, unfortunate Santhammal closed her store aboriginal owed to cloudy weather. She went to support her unsold fruits successful the godown arsenic she had planned to sojourn her girl successful Konambedu colony adjacent the town.
Police said that Ramu told investigators that helium followed her connected the time and arsenic helium tried to rob her golden ornaments and cash, Santhammal raised an alarm. Owing to the fearfulness of getting caught, Ramu stabbed her connected the cervix and she died connected the spot.
Police said that peculiar teams analysed CCTV footage connected the way and mobile telephone signals. They recovered that the mobile telephone awesome of Ramu was besides contiguous successful the area. When questioned, Ramu confessed to the crime. A lawsuit was registered. Ramu was lodged successful the sub-jail successful Tirupattur and further probe is nether way.
