Chennai, August 22: A shocking incident of murder has come to light from Tamil Nadu, where a woman allegedly strangled her husband to death with her mangalsutra in Chennai. The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday, August 20, at the couple's house in Chennai's Triplicane. It is alleged that the woman took the drastic step as she was fed up with her husband's frequent harassment.

According to a report in the Times of India, the deceased has been identified as Manivannan (28). During the preliminary investigation, cops found that Manivannan married Nagammal (35), a resident of Pallavan Salai. The couple were living in a house on Asasuddin Khan Street in Triplicane. They also learned that the accused woman was a contractual conservancy worker with the Greater Chennai Corporation and had married twice. Chennai Shocker: Girl Forced Into Sex Work Over Non-Payment of Borrowed Money, Mother and Woman Moneylender Among 6 Arrested.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 20, when Nagammal picked up a quarrel with her husband, who came home drunk. During the fight, Manivannan abused his wife. Following this, the woman strangled her husband using her mangalsutra. An officer said Nagammal became worried and informed her sister Abirami after her husband fell unconscious. After this, Abirami and her husband Nandakumar helped the accused rush Manivannan to a nearby hospital.

At the Omandurar government hospital, doctors declared Manivannan dead on arrival. They also alerted the police after noticing the strangulation marks around the deceased's neck. Cops reached the spot and detained Nagammal, her sister Abirami, and her husband Nandakumar. During questioning, Nagammal confessed to killing her husband as he harassed her frequently. Tamil Nadu Shocker: Woman Employee of AAVIN Dies After ‘Accidently’ Falling Into Conveyor Belt at Dairy Unit in Tiruvallur.

In a separate incident, a 33-year-old man was arrested for placing a smartphone in the women’s restroom of a fancy store in Pondy Bazaar in T Nagar. The incident came to light when a female store employee noticed the phone, took it and came out. After this, the man tried to snatch it from her and even went on to threaten her.

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