Assassination attempt: –
Vellaichamy hails from the Mettupatti area near Thevaram in Theni district. His wife is Premalatha. Vellaichamy has been maintaining assets in Premalatha’s name and mortgaging jewelery in a bank account in Premalatha’s name.
In this situation Premalatha is said to have had illicit relations with someone else for some time. This has led to family disputes between husband and wife. The two have been separated for more than a year and Premalatha has been living alone in Madurai.
Following the announcement that the jewelery in the bank account in Premalatha’s name was coming up for auction, Premalatha came to Canara Bank in Thevaram today from Madurai to retrieve and re-mortgage the jewelery.
Vellaichamy was furious to learn that Premalatha had come to the bank to retrieve and re-mortgage the jewelery.
Vellaichamy and his friend, who came with deadly weapons, barraged Premalatha and fled.
The injured Premalatha was rescued and taken to Uthamapalaiyam Government Hospital for treatment. Later, he was admitted to Theni Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
In the afternoon, the public screamed and ran when they saw the assassination attempt at a public gathering place. The incident has caused great tension and unrest in the area.
A case has been registered at the Thevaram police station in connection with the incident and a serious investigation is underway led by Inspector Rajendran.
Correspondent: Sudarshan
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