Overview

• On Sunday morning, Vishruth entered Kulithalai Government Hospital in Karur district and stabbed his unconscious wife, Shruthi, multiple times, killing her on the spot
• Hospital staff and bystanders were left reeling as the attacker fled before police arrived, prompting Kulithalai Police to register a murder case and launch a statewide search
• Shruthi had been admitted late Saturday after sustaining injuries in an earlier domestic dispute with her husband, reflecting a pattern of intimate partner violence in the region
• The incident follows several fatal domestic violence cases in Tamil Nadu this year, highlighting persistent gaps in enforcing protections for vulnerable women
• Social activists and hospital authorities are urging the state government to bolster security measures in public medical facilities and strengthen domestic violence prevention policies