Overview

• Kolanji, 48, is accused of killing his wife Lakshmi, 37, and a man identified as Thangarasu in Malaikottalam, Kallakurichi district.
• Police say he pretended to be away, returned to find the pair on the terrace, attacked them with a sickle, and severed their heads.
• He then carried the severed heads to Vellore Central Jail and surrendered, according to officials.
• Vanjaram police recovered the headless bodies from the home and sent them to Kallakurichi Government Medical College Hospital for post-mortem, with the accused now in judicial custody.
• The couple’s three daughters are with relatives as the investigation continues, and media note a similar June case near Bengaluru involving a suspect surrendering with a severed head.