Man offers poisoned ‘prasadam’ to couple; husband dies
Woman critical; accused who took ₹4 lakh promising deceased a job arrested
25/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI
Karthik
A 36-year-old man died in Royapuram and his wife is in a serious condition in a hospital after they consumed prasadam that was suspected to have been mixed with poison.
The police said it was given to them by a person who defrauded them of ₹4 lakh.
The deceased has been identified as G. Karthik, a resident of S.N. Chetti Street, Royapuram.
The couple have two children. Mr. Karthik had completed M.E. (Computer Science) and was working as an assistant professor at a private college for sometime.
He lost his job due to retrenchment and ran a photo-copying shop in his house.
The couple paid ₹4 lakh to Velan alias Velayudham on a promise that he would help Mr. Karthik get a government job. Mr. Karthik began pestering Velan to return his money as the latter could not keep his promise.
On Monday, Velan called Mr. Karthik and told him that the appointment order was ready and asked him to collect it. Mr. Karthik and his wife, Saranya, 29, met him at his residence in MKB Nagar. Velayudham received them well and handed over ‘a letter of appointment’.
Felt giddy
The police said later Velayudham gave them prasadam, which he claimed was brought from a Shirdi Saibaba temple. Immediately after consuming the prasadam, Mr. Karthik felt giddy and stopped his wife from eating it. He rushed with his wife to a hospital. Near Mullai Nagar bus stop, he stopped his bike and collapsed on the road.
Passersby came to their rescue as Ms. Saranya also fainted.
Both were taken in an ambulance to the Government Stanley Hospital where Mr. Karthik was declared dead.
Ms. Saranya was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
The MKB Nagar police have arrested Velan.
The police said the suspect was working as an office assistant in a government food testing laboratory in Guindy.
He confessed to the police that he committed the offence as Mr. Karthik had been threatening him continuously. Further investigation is on.
Woman critical; accused who took ₹4 lakh promising deceased a job arrested
25/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI
Karthik
A 36-year-old man died in Royapuram and his wife is in a serious condition in a hospital after they consumed prasadam that was suspected to have been mixed with poison.
The police said it was given to them by a person who defrauded them of ₹4 lakh.
The deceased has been identified as G. Karthik, a resident of S.N. Chetti Street, Royapuram.
The couple have two children. Mr. Karthik had completed M.E. (Computer Science) and was working as an assistant professor at a private college for sometime.
He lost his job due to retrenchment and ran a photo-copying shop in his house.
The couple paid ₹4 lakh to Velan alias Velayudham on a promise that he would help Mr. Karthik get a government job. Mr. Karthik began pestering Velan to return his money as the latter could not keep his promise.
On Monday, Velan called Mr. Karthik and told him that the appointment order was ready and asked him to collect it. Mr. Karthik and his wife, Saranya, 29, met him at his residence in MKB Nagar. Velayudham received them well and handed over ‘a letter of appointment’.
Felt giddy
The police said later Velayudham gave them prasadam, which he claimed was brought from a Shirdi Saibaba temple. Immediately after consuming the prasadam, Mr. Karthik felt giddy and stopped his wife from eating it. He rushed with his wife to a hospital. Near Mullai Nagar bus stop, he stopped his bike and collapsed on the road.
Passersby came to their rescue as Ms. Saranya also fainted.
Both were taken in an ambulance to the Government Stanley Hospital where Mr. Karthik was declared dead.
Ms. Saranya was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
The MKB Nagar police have arrested Velan.
The police said the suspect was working as an office assistant in a government food testing laboratory in Guindy.
He confessed to the police that he committed the offence as Mr. Karthik had been threatening him continuously. Further investigation is on.
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