Man arrested for murdering paramour in Namakkal district

Coimbatore: Police on Friday arrested a 36-year-old man for murdering his paramour at Veppadai in Namakkal district on Thursday night.
The arrested person has been identified as Arunpandian, 36, of Alagarai near Thottiyam in Trichy district.
Police said Arunpandian had separated from his wife and was working in a spinning mill at Veppadai. He developed an extramarital affair with Chitra, 25, of Kulithalai in Karur district, who was also working in the spinning mill. Chitra had separated from her husband two years ago. Arunpandian and Chitra were living together in a rental house at Veppadai and were working in the spinning mill for the last two years.
Meanwhile, Chitra allegedly developed a new relationship with a youth at the workplace. Though Arunpandian advised her to quit the relationship, Chitra contiued the affair.
Meanwhile, Arunpandian picked up a fight with Chitra about her new relationship on Thursday around 9pm. When the argument flared up, Arunpandian slith Chitra's throat to death with a knife and escaped.
Neighbours alerted Veppadai police, who rushed to the scene and sent the body to the Pallipalayam govt hospital for postmortem.
Police registered a murder case against Arunpandian and arrested him on Friday. He was produced before a judicial magistrate court at Kumarapalayam and later remanded in judicial custody.