Relatives of murdered woman block national highway demanding swift action
Relatives of a murdered woman in Lalgudi blocked the Tiruchi–Chennai National Highway to protest the lack of progress in the police investigation. The victim was found dead with her limbs tied ten days prior, leading to public frustration over the delay in arrests.
Why it matters
This highlights public dissatisfaction with law enforcement response times in rural criminal investigations and the use of civil disobedience to demand accountability.
Relatives of a 32-year-old woman, who was found murdered near a lake at Sirukalapur village in Lalgudi on July 1, blocked Tiruchi–Chennai National Highway near Nedungur on Saturday, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused in the case.
The victim, identified as N. Senthamizhselvi, a married woman and a mother of two, was reported missing since the evening of June 30. A missing person case had been registered.
Following a search, her body was found the next day on a sand dune near a lake at Sirukalapur in the limits of the Kanakiliyanallur police station. Her hands and legs were found tied. The police conducted inquiries at the scene and the body was shifted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi for autopsy.
Police subsequently registered a murder case and formed five special teams to investigate the case and arrest the killers.
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