The Sulur police on Sunday arrested a man and his mother in connection with the murder of the former’s mother-in-law late on Saturday. The arrested have been identified as Rajendran (35), a resident of Sivakami Nagar near Kurumbapalayam, and his mother P. Kalamani (55).
According to the police, Rajendran married Amalarani (30), a widow, a few months ago.
Amalarani was earlier married to Sivakumar, who died a year ago. The police said that Sivakumar had a debt of around ₹ 1 lakh and Amalarani had borrowed money from Rajendran to settle it. Rajendran and Kalamani have been demanding the money from Amalarani.
Her parents Mariadas and Aasirvatham visited the house to discuss the family issues. During the talks, Rajendran and Mariadas picked up a fight and Aasirvatham intervened following which she was hit with a stone on her head.