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A 24-year-old younker was arrested by Vaniyambadi Taluk constabulary successful Tirupattur connected Tuesday for murdering an aged pistillate aft robbing her golden jewellery, including earrings and bangles.
The arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic S. Murugan, a autochthonal of Bethakallupatti colony adjacent Vaniyambadi town. Initial enquiry revealed that Murugan was unemployed for the past fewer months and had incurred indebtedness aft borrowing from his friends and relatives. He had besides taken indebtedness from online apps.
Police said that successful bid to wide his debts, Murugan hatched a program to bargain golden jewellery from locked houses. He had besides noticed that the victim, N. Pounammal, 65, a autochthonal of Bethakallupatti village, was surviving unsocial successful a hut and was wearing golden ornaments.
After a fewer of his location break-in attempts failed, constabulary said Murugan decided to rob the aged woman. On January 6, Murugan told the constabulary that helium tried to bargain golden jewellery from her but she resisted his bid. In a acceptable of rage, he reportedly deed her with a chromatic pursuing which she collapsed connected the floor.
Subsequently, Superintendent of Police (SP) V. Shyamala Devi inspected the location connected being alerted by the locals. Forensic experts took fingerprints from the spot. Sniffer dogs were roped successful to get clues.
Police said based connected CCTV footage connected the way and enquiry with the section residents, including pawn brokers astir pledging of golden jewellery, the teams were capable to constrictive down connected the suspect. A lawsuit was registered. The accused was lodged astatine sub-jail successful Tirupattur town.
