Man poses as woman, lover kills him

Man poses as woman, lover kills him

Tuticorin:21.09.2021

A case of suspicious death has turned out to be a murder as the victim had deceived the accused by impersonating as a woman on Facebook,lured him into a homosexual relationship and threatened to share their intimate pictures with his family.

Police have identified the deceased as P Murugan, 28, of Mela Eral village in Tuticorin district. Murugan, who was a Class X dropout, worked with his father in their field. On September 15, his body was found in bushes in Melakaranthai village with an injury on his head. The Masarpatti police registered a case of suspicious death under Section 174 of the CrPC and sent the body for postmortem.

Police, who checked CCTV footages from Ettayapuram, saw another man accompanying Murugan on September 14. Going through his call details, police came to know that he frequently spoke to a man, identified as M Murugan, 24, of Dhamaal in Kancheepuram district. He worked in a car accessories manufacturing company. TNN