When this information came to the notice of the Sivakanchi Police Station, the police reached the spot. The bodies of Santhanam and Vanda were seized and sent to the government hospital for post-mortem. When the two families were interrogated, it was revealed that these tragic incidents took place during a dispute between husband and wife.
Police are still investigating. People of the area said that Santhanam’s family had deteriorated due to his alcoholism.
The incident in which the pregnant wife stoned her husband, who was often involved in disputes and tortured her, and committed suicide has caused shock and sadness.