Tamil Nadu: Woman bludgeoned to death by drunk husband after she threatened to file harassment complaint

Chennai: A tailor in Tamil Nadi’s Chengalpattu district allegedly bludgeoned his 38-year-old wife to death with a dumbbell and later tried to pass off the crime as a case of suicide by claiming that she killed herself by consuming pesticide. As per reports, the accused, identified as Ravi Kumar of Payyanur, committed the crime after the victim, identified as Anandhi, threatened to file a complaint against him for subjecting her to harassment.

According to the police, Kumar, who is a father of two children, used to spend his monthly income on consuming alcohol. The family was facing financial issues due to the crisis unleashed by the virus pandemic. Therefore, his wife Anandhi used to oppose his habit of consuming liquor. This often resulted in fights between the couple. On multiple occasions, Kumar attacked Anandhi with logs and a knife. Their neighbours often intervened to diffuse tension between them.

According to a report by The Times of India, late on Saturday, Kumar returned home in an inebriated state and thrashed Anandhi, following which she threatened him saying that she would file a complaint of harassment against him the next day. At midnight, Kumar woke up and assaulted Anandhi with a dumbbell in her sleep, leading to injuries that caused his death.

Anandhi’s two children saw her bleeding and alerted their neighbours. The man, in the morning, tried to pass off the crime as a case of suicide by saying that his wife took her own life by consuming pesticide. After the man fled from the house, the neighbours approached the police.

The police, after receiving information, came rushing to the spot and retrieved the victim’s body for autopsy. Subsequent police efforts led to the arrest of the accused. He told the police that he murdered his wife because he feared that she would file a complaint of harassment against him.

News Credit: Times Now News