Tamil Nadu: Four youths detained for murdering woman, attacking her husband

COIMBATORE: A 35-year-old woman was murdered and her husband thrashed by four youths, two of them college students, at Madathupalayam near Avinashi in Tirupur district on Sunday evening after the couple intervened in their fight with their sons.
Police identified the deceased as Kondal, wife of Palanisamy, of AD Colony at Ganeshapuram in Avinashi.
A police officer said the couple’s three sons were attacked by a group of youths while they were playing cricket at Madathupalayam near Avinashi. The youths had previous enmity with the trio.
“When the couple came to know about the fight, they rushed to the ground and questioned the youths about assaulting their sons. A heated argument arose between them and the youths hit Kondal on her head with floor tiles, killing her on the spot. They also attacked her husband, injuring him,” the officer said.
When alerted, the Avinashi police sent the dead body to the government hospital for postmortem. Meanwhile, the relatives of the deceased staged a road roko in front of the hospital, demanding action against the youths.
The Avinashi police have registered a case and detained four youths, all residents of Madathupalayam. Further investigation is on.