Mysterious death of two women turns out to be murder for gain
The Hindu
Handiwork of Sri Lankan Tamils who did repair work at the house recently
The death of a woman and her daughter under mysterious circumstances in the Railway Quarters in Mandapam on Tuesday turned out to be murder for gain following interrogation of two Sri Lankan Tamils.
The police have recovered some jewellery that were robbed from K. Kaliammal, 58, a sanitary worker with the railways, and her daughter K. Manimegalai, 32, from the accused T. Sasikumar, 35 and Rajkumar, 30, of the Mandapam camp.
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