CHENNAI: In a shocking case, a 50-year-old man murdered his sister under the influence of alcohol. R Tharageshwari, a Sri Lankan native, was staying at a rented house in Valasarvakkam with her mother and son. She worked at a photo studio.
“Her brother Guha Dasan, who lives in Sri Lanka, had come to Chennai a few days ago. He was in India to undertake a pilgrimage to Sabarimalai. On Friday, he returned from the temple and consumed alcohol. She hid the alcohol bottle as he started picking up a fight with her. Then, in a fit of rage, he attacked his sister with a knife,” the police said.
In the melee, Guha is said to have pushed his octogenarian mother, fracturing her hip. He has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody.