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Tiruvallur Man Arrested in Wife’s Killing After Body Found Sealed in Drum

Post-mortem results will guide next steps.

Overview

  • Arambakkam police arrested Silambarasan on October 21 after questioning over his wife's disappearance.
  • He confessed to strangling 26-year-old Priya on August 14 and burying her about three kilometres from their home.
  • Police recovered her body sealed in a plastic drum near a burial ground in Tiruvallur district.
  • The investigation began after Priya’s children told their grandfather they had not seen her for about two months, prompting a missing-person complaint.
  • A murder case has been filed and Silambarasan is remanded for 15 days as officers await post-mortem findings and probe motive and any assistance in disposal.