Sriperumbudur Police has arrested five persons, including a woman, for paying hirelings to kill her husband as he had opposed her relationship with another man.
Police sources said one Arikrishnan,45, of Mevalur Kuppam, runs a biryani shop along the national highways. His wife Bhavani, 39, was assisting him in the business. One Madhan Kumar, 29, who was working at the eatery, developed a relationship with Bhavani and after coming to know their relationship through CCTV footage, Arikrishnan removed Madhan Kumar from the job and warned him. Then she and Madhan Kumar had devised a plan to Arikrishnan with the help of hirelings from Thiruvarur.
Recently Arikrishnan escaped narrowly, an attempt by the gang to kill him by ramming a car on him on the national highways. Subsequently, the gang contacted him over phone and demanded Rs 5 lakh to spare him. The gang allegedly told him that his wife along with her male friend Madhan Kumar negotiated a deal to kill him for Rs. 15 lakh and paid Rs 2 lakh advance. They said to him that they would spare him if he would pay Rs 5 lakh, said police sources. Following this he lodged a complaint with the police.
On investigation, police arrested Bhavani and Madhan Kumar and three others who allegedly admitted the crime.
Published – August 19, 2025 12:37 am IST
