A 32-year-old woman was murdered by a 35-year-old man in Thalaivasal here on Saturday. Enraged neighbours beat his father to death.
Marimuthu (37), of Aragaloor, was married to Sathya (32) and they have two children.
He is a local cable operator for the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited. Vijay of the same area was also a cable TV operator. There has been business enmity between them for many years.
On Friday, Marimuthu left for Sabarimala, leaving behind Sathya and the children at her house. On Saturday, Vijay, along with his father Rajendran (57), entered their house and quarrelled with Sathya. In a fit of rage, Vijay slit her throat and she died on the spot.
The children raised an alarm and the neighbours rushed to the house. They broke open the door and beat Vijay and Rajendran, who suffered serious injuries.
House vandalised
Later, the public went to Vijay’s computer centre and his house and vandalised it. The Thalaivasal police rushed to the spot. However, villagers refused to allow them inside.
Subsequently, Superintendent of Police P. Rajan held talks with them and assured them that action would be taken against the accused. The police personnel were then let into the house. There they found Rajendran dead, and Vijay fighting for his life.
Vijay was admitted to Government Hospital in Attur, while the two bodies were sent to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem.
An inquiry is on.
