Tamil Nadu: Death of 3 family members likely to be a murder, not due to AC explosion

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Chennai: The death of three family members near Tindivanam in Viluppuram district is shrouded in mystery. What was initially believed to be a death caused by `air conditioner explosion' is lately turning out to be a case of murder.

A welder by profession K.Raji 60, his wife Kalaiselvi and son Gowtham 24 were found dead inside their house in Kaveripakkam near Tindivanam on the early hours of Wednesday. Police initially suggested that the couple and their son died when the condenser of the air-conditioner exploded following an electrical short-circuit. Raji's elder son Govardhan and his wife Gayathri reportedly escaped unhurt since they were sleeping in another room.

However, Kalaiselvi's brother Jayashankar was suspicious of the cause and he informed the police that there were blood stains and cut injuries on the bodies. Following this police took Govardhan into custody and were quizzing him.
"We're yet to arrest him. He is being questioned,"a police officer told Mirror.

The accounts of Govardhan were reported to be contradictory. It is understood that Govardhan had property dispute with his parents and hence hired hitmen from Puducherry to murder his parents and younger brother. According to reports the CCTV footage of the hotel room where the hitmen stayed were being examined by the police.

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