Thursday, February 27, 2014

Man shoots wife’s lover dead in Dharmapuri

V Senthilkumaran,TNN | Feb 26, 2014, 11.29 PM IST

DHARMAPURI: A 23-year-old man was shot dead by his lover's husband near Harur inDharmapuri district on Tuesday night.

The deceased had been identified as K Chennakrishnan, from Karappadi village in Dharmapuri district. He was a worker in Sivakumar's farmland in Keeraipatti Vazhai Thottam near Harur.

Sivakumar had married Deepa (23) who hailed from Yercaud in Salem district, seven years ago. They have a five-year-old son. Deepa was allegedly having an affair with Chennakrishnan, said Harur police.

At 10pm on Tuesday night, Sivakumar left home while Chennakrishnan came to the house at 11pm. When Sivakumar returned home, he found his wife with Chennakrishnan and immediately attacked him, police said. Sivakumar took a country made gun and shot Chennakrishnan killing him on the spot.

At 5am on Wednesday, Sivakumar surrendered before Harur police. The police arrested him based on his confession. They also seized the country made gun from his house and removed Chennakrishnan's body.

Meanwhile, Deepa consumed sleeping pills and fell unconscious. Relatives and neighbours rushed her to Dharmapuri Government Medical College Hospital. Doctors who examined her said that her condition was stable.

"When we inquired about the gun, he said his grandfather had had this gun for several decades without a government licence and after his death, Sivakumar had been using it for hunting," the police added.

A case was registered and further investigations were underway. The police arrested Sivakumar and remanded him under judicial custody.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Man-shoots-wifes-lover-dead-in-Dharmapuri/articleshow/31059473.cms

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