Wife, minor son, and accomplice allegedly murder man in Salem
A 45-year-old businessman in Salem was murdered by his wife, their minor son, and an accomplice. The suspects initially staged the crime as a robbery before confessing to the police during an investigation.
Why it matters
This highlights a tragic domestic crime case that underscores the role of local police investigations in uncovering premeditated violence.
A 45-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his wife, minor son and her accomplice in Salem on Tuesday.
According to the police, Bhupathi, a resident of SK Nagar on Omalur-Sankari Road, was into brick business. He was married to Sujitha Sri (31) and the couple has a 13-year-old son.
On Tuesday morning, Sujitha Sri informed Omalur police that while her family was travelling to a temple in the early hours of Tuesday by car, a gang fatally attacked her husband near Attukaranur and robbed her of her jewellery. The police sent the body to Omalur Government Hospital for postmortem.
The police, who went to the deceased's house for inquiry, found blood drops there. On suspicion, they inquired Sujitha Sri.
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