TNN | Dec 26, 2011, 02.03AM IST
TIRUNELVELI: In a suspected case of honour killing, an 18-year-old girl was murdered by her brother and cousin in Tirunelveli. The two have been arrested and reportedly confessed to the police that they murdered the girl as she fell in love with another cousin and eloped with him four months ago. Though the girl was murdered a month ago, it came to light only on Saturday, a day after the girl's father lodged a complaint that she was missing.
Police said that Uchimahali (18), daughter of Arjunapandian of Kondanagaram near Pettai had eloped with Murugesan (22), son of Vinayagam, residing in the same area. Vinayagam is the elder brother of Arjunapandian. Soon after their families learnt about the affair, they opposed it stating that they were brother and sister. "However, about five months ago, the two eloped. Uchimahali's brother Mariappan (24) and Murugesan's brother Pechimuthu (25) learnt that the girl was staying in Madurai a month ago and went to her house. Murugesan, a driver was not at home at the time. Making use of the opportunity, Mariappan and Pechimuthu deceived the girl that they now accepted her marriage and invited her home,'' said a police officer.
Uchimahali trusted them and telephoned her husband about the change of heart of their family members and informed him that she was leaving to Tirunelveli. She left along with the two accused in a bus and reached Tirunelveli after dark from where they went in a motorcycle to their native Kondanagaram. However when the motorcycle reached an isolated spot near Kondanagaram, the two strangulated her to death and buried her body in a pit, police said. The girl's husband Murugesan is also untraceable since then and police said they were inquiring his whereabouts.
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