Salem police crack mystery behind murder of woman whose chopped body parts were found in water tanks

With the arrest of three persons including a young woman, the Salem City Police has cracked the mystery behind the murder of a 52-year-old woman, Thangamani, whose chopped body parts were found in three gunny bags dumped insides overhead water tanks in a residential locality recently.

The crime had come to light when Ramesh, a resident of Gunapala Ramasamy Street in Arisipalayam, checked his overhead water tank after foul smell emanated from the tap water. He noticed a gunny bag inside. On opening he was shocked to find woman’s body parts and immediately informed the Pallapatti Police Station. Two other gunny bag with chopped body parts were found in two more overhead water tanks including one on the terrace of an adjacent house.