Woman murdered; suspect held in Virudhunagar district

Police in Virudhunagar district have arrested a man for the murder of a woman following a personal dispute. The suspect reportedly confessed to the crime after an altercation regarding the victim's personal relationships.
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The police arrested a man, suspected to be behind the suspicious death of a woman, who was found murdered in Kariapatti in Virudhunagar district on Friday.
Police said that Mayil (31) of Keezha Azhagiyanallur near Kariapatti was in a relationship with a man identified as Udayakumar (32) son of Palanichami of the same locality. It is said that they were known to each other for about eight years.
Suddenly, it seems that Mayil was in touch with some other person, which was objected to by Udayakumar. A wordy altercation between the two led to physical assault and the man had murdered the woman.
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