A 45-year-old woman was hacked to death at her home in Kandan Colony, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, police confirmed on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Sasikala, wife of Chithiraivel. She was alone at her residence on the third street of Kandan Colony near the Third Mile area when the incident occurred.
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Thoothukudi District Superintendent of Police Siva Prasad stated that police received information about the murder at approximately 2:30 pm and responded immediately. “Today afternoon around 2:30 we got information that a lady named Sasikala was found murdered in her house in Tuticorin South Limit Kandan Nagar. So immediately the police team swung into action, and the accused was arrested,” he said.
The police have arrested a suspect identified as Vignesh Chandra Munees, a close relative of the deceased. The motive behind the murder remains under investigation. “The motive is yet to be ascertained, but the property which was stolen from the deceased is also being recovered,” the SP added.
Following the incident, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed concerns regarding the law and order situation in Thoothukudi. In a post on X, he noted that seven murders had occurred in the district over the past four days, questioning the district police about their handling of the cases.
“A woman named Sasikala, who was alone at home in the Kandhan Colony in Thoothukudi, has been hacked to death. Seven murders in Thoothukudi in four days! What bizarre explanation are the district police going to issue for this?” Stalin wrote.
He further criticised public safety in the area, asking if the ruling DMK had created conditions causing residents to fear staying inside their homes. “If we see that there’s no safety outside and no one can walk around peacefully, isn’t it the achievement of the DMK to have pushed people into a state where they fear even staying inside their homes?” he questioned.
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