Tamil Nadu: Upset with wife’s separation, man poisons two daughters

THANJAVUR: Dejected by his wife’s separation from him, a daily wage labourer poisoned his two children to death in Thanjavur district. The man, who fed them rat poison-laced rice, also consumed it and is undergoing treatment.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as K Varunikashree, 7, and K Jananikashree, 5, daughters of Kathiravan, 35 and K Suganya, 26. They hailed from Irandampulikadu near Peravurani in the district. Due to a dispute between the couple, Kathiravan and Suganya have been living separately for the last one year. While Kathiravan was taking care of his two children, Suganya was staying with her parents in Ramanathapuram district.
Kathiravan made several attempts asking his wife to return to Irandampulikadu, but they went in vain, police sources said. Meanwhile, all three were found unconscious inside their house on June 4. Neighbours rushed them to Government Medical College Hospital in Thanjavur. The girls died on Friday night, while Kathiravan's condition is stated to be critical, hospital sources said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the village administrative officer (VAO), Thangamuthu, the Sethubavachathiram police registered a case.