Daughter-in-law, 3 others booked for killing woman

Tirupur: Four people have been booked including the daughter-in–law of an elderly woman after she was pushed down leading to her death during a domestic quarrel.

According to police, Ramasamy, 65, a resident of Thilagar Nagar, had parted ways with his wife Mayangathal long back and married Sagunthala.

The couple had two sons – Karthik and Saravanakumar. A few years back, when Sagunathala died, Ramasamy patched up with Mayangathal who came in to live in his house. His sons Karthi and Saravanakumar also lived in the same house.

Police said that Ramasamy’s elder son Karthi was married to Brindha of the same locality two years back. Meanwhile, Karthi’s brother Saravankumar fell in love with Brindha’s sister Lavanya, police said. But, Lavanya did not reciprocate which resulted in misunderstandings within the two families.

On Tuesday, Brindha’s parents and brother visited the house of Ramasamy to sort out the issue. However, the talks snowballed into an argument and soon members of both families were quarrelling with each other.

According to preliminary inquiry, the men started assaulting each other. In the melee, Mayangathal was pushed down. Her head hit against a wooden cot in the room. The injury turned fatal for Mayangathal who died at the Tirupur government hospital after treatment failed.

Based on a complaint from Ramasamy, police have booked a case on Brindha, her brother Sushant, father Anbalagan and their relative Sriram. Police said they are inquiring all the four and further action would be taken based on the findings during the initial probe.