DINDIGUL: A 27-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night for murdering and burning his girl friend at Kannivadi in Dindigul.
According to police, on April 13, locals found the half-burned body of a woman in Amaidhi Solai near Dharmathupatti-Pandimalai Road in Oddanchatram. Kannivadi Police had registered a case and initiated an investigation.
After inquiries, the police established the woman’s identity as Mariyammal (22), a resident of Madurai who worked at a textile shop in the town. The police said the woman was in a relationship with the suspect, Pravin (27) of Dindigul, and had become pregnant.
The girl asked Pravin to marry her, but he refused. Since the girl persisted, on April 12, Pravin took her to an isolated location in Amaithisolai and strangled her to death using her shawl. He then burnt the body.