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The Kayathar constabulary arrested a antheral and his parent from South Mayilodai colony connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) connected charges of murdering his 18-year-old sister, who was successful a narration with a antheral from Salem district.
According to the police, the deceased was identified arsenic S. Abi Selvi. On Tuesday (June 9), the Kayathar police, aft receiving accusation that the pistillate had allegedly died by termination astatine her home, registered a lawsuit and initiated an investigation. The constabulary recovered her assemblage and sent it to the Tirunelveli Government Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Presence of poison
However, during the people of investigation, the post-mortem findings, including the beingness of poison and injuries connected her body, raised suspicion astir the circumstances surrounding her death, the constabulary added.
A discreet probe revealed that Abi Selvi had allegedly been successful a narration with a antheral she had met connected societal media. The probe subsequently recovered that her brother, S. Sivagnanam, 20, had allegedly murdered her and that their mother, Esther Pauline, 36, had been an accomplice successful the crime. Based connected the findings, the constabulary arrested Sivagnanam and Esther Pauline precocious connected Wednesday night. Further probe is nether way.
‘Not caste killing’
The Thoothukudi police, meanwhile, connected Thursday (June 11) rejected claims that the execution of Abi Selvi was an ‘honour killing’. The property connection said that the probe conducted truthful acold had not uncovered grounds to substantiate the assertion that the incidental was caste-based. The nationalist has been requested to enactment that accusation circulating connected societal media describing the execution arsenic an ‘honour killing’ is unverified and contrary to the facts.
