A school boy studying IX class in a governement school murdered or rather aided for the murder of an old woman in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. The murder was comitted for the jewels of teh woman. Police investigating the case based on a complaint from the victim's son traced the murderers within twenty four hours with the help of their sniffer dog. On Tuesday police sources informed that the 14-year-old conspired with his aunt and committed the gruesome murder and later disposed the body with the help of his uncle.
On Monday one Mr Roger Daniel of Purasawakkam in Chennai had lodged a complaint with the Tiruvallur police that his mother J. Rajam (68) was missing since Sunday evening. Rajam was a retired nurse settled in Ekadu while her children lived in Chennai. The only clue the police had was that the woman was last seen entering a house in the neighbourhood. According to the Superintendent of Police (Kancheepuram) S. Manoharan, the body of an unidentified woman was found along the roadside in Sengadu village abutting Tiruvallur district border early on Monday. But for the face, the body was completely burnt.
After thorough inspection the son confirmed that the body belonged to the mother. “Daniel informed [us] that his mother was last seen going into a house in the neighbourhood. Our sniffer dog 'Bravo' inspected the scene where the body was found and ran to some distance towards Tiruvallur…this gave us an indication that the murderers might have come from that side,” Mr. Manoharan said.
The cops went to the house in Ekadu and questioned Saritha (28), her husband Baskar (31) and the boy. “The minor confessed to having murdered Rajam along with Saritha. He invited the old woman to his house on Sunday afternoon on the pretext of giving mangoes. When she went there, he strangled her with a piece of cloth. Soon after, the victim fell unconscious, Saritha dropped the grinder stone on her head. Rajam died on the spot and the accused persons stole her gold chain and studs,” said Mr. Gajendrakumar who headed the investigation team. Later they informed Baskar who suggested to bury the body in the backyard. The accused boy suggested that stray dogs might sniff out. Then the two dumped the body in a gunny bag and carried it to a remote Sengadu village and burnt the body.
Motive behind the murder:
“The boy is a class IX student at a Government school in Chennai. His father works as a security guard in a private firm. He had gone to his aunt’s place in Tiruvallur to spend the summer holidays. The motive of the murder was to rob the gold and use it to buy a [game console] worth about Rs. 8,000. Saritha had wanted a part of the booty for personal expenses.” say police sources.(With inputs from internet-AarKay)
