TRICHY: A 32-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife and stabbed her father multiple times near Thuraiyur in Trichy district on Saturday night. The police arrested the accused Rajkumar Manikandan, who hailed from Trichy.The deceased was identified as Parvathi, 26, who hailed from Vellalapatti village. Her father D Thangavelu, 50, was receiving treatment at Thuraiyur government hospital.According to the police, Manikandan and Parvathi, who were residing in Trichy, were having several issues. As a result, Parvathi fought with her husband and left the house and was staying with her family at Vellalapatti for more than a month. At this point, Manikandan went to her house at around 10.30pm under the pretext of settling issues with his wife. But once he entered the house, he found Parvathi sleeping and allegedly stabbed multiple times with knife. Looking at this, Thangavelu tried to stop Manikandan but he was also stabbed thrice . While Parvathi died on the spot, Thangavelu was taken to Thuraiyur GH for treatment. Post hearing about the incident, Uppiliyapuram police reached her house and conducted investigation. A case was filed and Manikandan was soon arrested.

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