A woman who was murdered and chopped into pieces in Salem has been identified. The investigation revealed that she was murdered over her jewellery.
On Monday, chopped pieces of a woman’s body were found in the overhead water tanks of a house at Arisipalayam. The police sent the body parts to the government hospital for a postmortem.
Subsequently, the victim was identified as J. Thangamani, 55, of Mettupatti Thadanur. Her family members confirmed her identity.
The police nabbed three persons, including a woman, in connection with the murder. Police sources said the deceased used to work as a maid at a few houses at Sankar Nagar.
The police recovered the weapons used in the murder from the water tanks, and further investigation is on.
Published – September 02, 2026 12:05 am IST
