A 40-year-old man was beaten to death by his wife after a heated argument broke out between them in the house at V.C. Mottur village near Walajah town in Ranipet.
The police said S. Devaraj, lorry mechanic, was married to D. Banumathi, 35, 16 years ago. The couple have two children, but Banumathi had been living separately with her children near Walajah town for the past two years because Devaraj was an alcoholic.
It has been alleged that after the pandemic, Devaraj was unable to find continuous work in his garage. As a result, he started to consume liquor on a daily basis and returned home. This resulted in frequent quarrels between the couple. In the early hours of Tuesday, Devaraj returned home after consuming liquor and had a fight with his wife. Upset over her husband’s violent behaviour, Banumathi took a wooden log in her house and beat him until he fell down unconscious. The incident happened around 1 a.m.
