MADURAI: A 20-year-old woman was found dead on Friday morning in her house in Surandai in Tenkasi district.
According to police, the victim - V Poongothai, was found strangled to death with a cloth. Her neighbour went to check on her after noticing the door of the house locked from outside with the key left hanging.
Surandai police immediately rushed to the spot and recovered the body.
A police officer said that the woman had a love marriage with a man called Joginder after they met while working at a mill in Tiruppur several months ago.
With no jobs currently at the mill, the couple had returned to Surandai, a month ago, and stayed in a rented house.
The police further said that the couple recently had domestic disputes.
On Friday morning, after the victim’s body was discovered, there was no sign of Joginder.
Surandai Police are trying to ascertain if he was involved in the murder and a team has been formed to investigate.