Tamil Nadu: Man Confesses To Strangling Wife After Body Found Stuffed In Drum Near Tiruvallur

A 30-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly killing his wife, whose body was discovered inside a drum buried near a cemetery in the nearby Tiruvallur district, police reported on Wednesday.

The suspect, named Silambarasan, admitted to the crime, according to Vivekananda Shukla, Superintendent of Police for Tiruvallur district.

“He confessed to strangling her to death on August 14 and disposing of her body about 3 km from their house,” Shukla stated. Acting on this information, authorities recovered the body.

The SP mentioned that Silambarasan suspected his wife, 26-year-old Priya, of having multiple affairs. “Our investigations revealed that because of this the couple used to fight often,” Shukla explained.

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Priya’s father, Srinivasan, was the one who reported her missing to the Arambakkam Police, the SP added. “He suspected something was amiss when he could not get in touch with his daughter,” said Shukla.

Just before she went missing, Priya had gone to her parents' house in Pudupalayam near Arani, and had told them that she would like to separate from her husband, the police said. But her family convinced her to go back to her husband, police said.

When Priya's two sons told her father that they haven't seen their mother for nearly two months, Srinivasan decided to go to the police immediately.

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"When we questioned Silambarasan, he kept changing his story, so we got suspicious and started digging deeper. Eventually, he confessed," said the SP.

A murder case has been filed and Silambarasan has been remanded for 15 days, the SP said.

"We have established the prima facie motive suspicious of his wife over extra-marital affairs. The body has gone for post-mortem, once the result is out, we can tie the loose ends. We are also looking at other possibilities," added Shukla.

( With PTI Inputs )