A Love Affair, New friend and a Murder; How did a New Twist help Crack the Case after 9 Months?

In July 2019, a dead body burnt near Cuddalore’s Virudhachalam district was found by the police. The identity of the victim was unknown, thereby possessing a huge challenge in decoding the whereabouts of the case. However, after over 9 months of investigation, a new twist has surfaced in the case.

As the first step towards identifying the victim, the police officials who were handling this case, probed into the missing cases that were filed, throughout the district. Through this step, the police identified that from within the district, Sudha (age 34) had filed a missing complaint after her husband Sridaran (age 39) failed to return home. This complaint was filed ten days after the dead body was found.

After the police interrogated with Sudha, they found that the couple had married 14 years ago, and lived with 2 children. However, her husband was working in a private college in Cuddalore, and managed its busses. Hence, he stayed in the college, and only returned home during the weekends. Further, Sridaran brought his friend Sivaraj (age 23) home sometimes.

After the police developed doubts over Sudha, they conducted a tight investigation, when Sudha admitted for having committed the crime. She had revealed that Sivaraj and she shared an illicit relationship.

On July 11, 2019, Sridaran returned home only to have surprised Sudha and Sivaraj, who were not expecting him to visit. Soon after, they got into a huge argument, when Sudha and Sivaraj managed to beat Sridaran to death. Sudha admitted to have kept the body in her house throughout the day, after which Siavaraj helped her drive with the dead body to Mundhirithoppu, where they burnt it with petrol.

The police arrested both Sivaraj and Sudha.