Tamil Nadu: Mom, brother held for killing, chopping man to pieces

MADURAI: A woman and her younger son were arrested in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old man from Cumbum in Theni district.
The man’s torso was found in the Periyar river, following which the police made the arrests. According to police, R Vigneswaran from Nandhagopalan Temple South Street in Cumbum was murdered for creating trouble to the family members and neighbours under the influence of alcohol. Vigneswaran, an engineering graduate, recently become an alcohol addict. His father Raja, who was running a tea shop, died two years ago due to an ailment. His mother R Selvi, 50, had conducted the marriage of her younger son R Vijaybarath, 25, an engineering graduate. Vigneswaran who was upset by this often picked up quarrels with Vijaybarath and Selvi and beat them up. Selvi, who lost patience at one point of time, hatched a plan to eliminate Vigneswaran.
She fed him poison laced food on Sunday. After he became unconscious, she called up Vijaybarath. The duo chopped his limbs and head and made them into 3 parcels. They dumped the torso in the Periyar river at Thondamanthurai check dam on Sunday night and left. Fishermen, who noticed it informed police. During inquiry, the two admitted to the crime. Based on information obtained from them, the head was recovered from a well in Veerappanayakkankulam on Monday, while the limbs were recovered from a well in Gandhi Nagar. The weapon used for chopping the body and motor cycle used to dump it were seized.