Thoothukudi: A young man who broke into a house over a love affair, murdered a woman, and then abducted her two daughters and held them captive was arrested. In this incident, the father and son, who were seriously injured, are undergoing treatment.
Muthukrishnan (43) is from Muthur in the Sathankulam area of Thoothukudi district. His wife is Mary Vijila (39). They have two daughters, aged 15 and 14, and a son aged 12. Their 15-year-old daughter and a man named Gnanaprakash (23) from Ananthapuram had been in a relationship.
Since Muthukrishnan’s family objected to this, Gnanaprakash became enraged at them. In this situation, Gnanaprakash entered Muthukrishnan’s house at around 2 a.m. yesterday and woke up those sleeping there, getting into an argument.
At that time, he attacked Muthukrishnan, his wife Mary Vijila, and their son repeatedly with a concealed sickle. Mary Vijila died on the spot. Then, after threatening Muthukrishnan’s two daughters as well, he took them to his house, locked them up, and fled.
After being informed, Thattarmadam police rushed to the scene, rescued the injured father and son, and sent them to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital. They also rescued the two girls who had been locked up in Gnana Prakash’s house. Gnana Prakash, who had fled, was arrested after an intensive search by the police.
Farmer murdered: Kombaiya (64), a farmer from the lower street of Pannampaarai near Sathankulam, had been having a dispute for more than three years over a pathway with Arumugam (42), a resident of the same village. Last night, another quarrel broke out between them. Enraged, Arumugam picked up a large stone lying in the area and attacked Kombaiya. Kombaiya died on the spot. Sathankulam police registered a case and arrested Arumugam.
Fisherman murder: Palani (45) and Senthilvel (30), both from Mutharaiyar Colony in Threspuram, Thoothukudi, had been engaged in conch-shell diving work. Yesterday morning, an argument broke out between the two at the Threspuram seashore. In this, Senthilvel stabbed Palani with a knife, and Palani died on the spot. The police registered a case and arrested Senthilvel.
The murder of 3 people in a single day in Thoothukudi district yesterday has caused shock among the public. MP Kanimozhi has strongly condemned this.
In a post he published on social media regarding this, he said, ‘Under the TVK government, the entire Thoothukudi district has turned into a killing field. These murder crimes continue because of the confidence that the TVK government will not take action no matter how many lives are lost. Chief Minister Vijay should show compassion toward the people and hand over the police department to someone who knows how to do the job well.’
