COIMBATORE: The city police have unraveled the mystery behind the brutal murder of a TNEB engineer’s wife Akila at Ganapathy, with the arrest of two persons, including a pimp on Sunday.
One accused, Narendran is a diploma holder in mechanical engineering from a reputed college in the city and a resident of Cheran Managar, Peelamedu, while Krishnan, a pimp hailing from Singanallur. Narendran was well known to the family members of the victim’s husband.
Akila, wife of Kalaiarasan, a resident of Kumaran Nagar, was found murdered with a stab injury on stomach, strangulation marks on neck and serious head injuries, at her residence on October 6. Besides, 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery, including her ‘thali’ chain, and Rs 48,000 cash were missing.
Six police teams were formed to nab the accused under two deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners. And after 40 days of switching from of one place to another, the duo finally fell into the police trap on Sunday. The police seized weapons, jewellery and cash from them. Commissioner of Police P Sivanandi, at a press conference on Monday, said he had never seen such `a cold blooded murder of an innocent woman.’
“The murderers were actually wanting money to run a brothel at Saravanampatty. So, the duo looking for a lonely and wealthy woman, when Narendran saw Akila’s husband and told Krishnan that he knew him and the family was rich enough,” said Sivanandi.
“On October 6, when they knocked at the house, Akila recognised Narendran and invited him inside innocently. But they murdered her just for Rs 1 lakh,” said the CoP and added that the duo was planning to leave the country. The arrested were remanded to judicial custody.
