Man kills wife over extramarital affair

COIMBATORE: Enraged over his wife's extramarital affair, a 49-year-old man from Pollachi district severed his wife's head on Wednesday morning. The man picked up a quarrel with his wife at around 8.30am, following which he killed her. He took the severed head to the village administrative office, and later surrendered himself to the police.
Chinnapparaj K of Kallipatti near Erode is a labourer working in Vadackipalayam in Pollachi.On Tuesday night, his wife Selvi C, 40, did not return home. On Wednesday morning, Chinnapparaj went searching for her at the coconut farm where she works as a
labourer. "When Chinnapparaj questioned Selvi about her whereabouts on Tuesday night, she picked up a quarrel with him. Selvi said that she was with Palani alias Palanivelu, and the fight worsened," police said.
The fight escalated and after a point Chinnapparaj could not stand his insult in front of other workers and the coconut farm's landlord Mayilsamy K. "Unable to withstand the insult, Chinnapparaj picked up a sickle at the coconut farm and cut Selvi's head off her body. Mayilsamy, the landlord is witness to the event, and reported the incident to us," police said. Chinnappraj, then brought the severed head to the village administrative office in Vadickipalayam.
Pollachi police arrested Chinnapparaj and recorded his statement. Chinnapparaj confessed to the crime. In his statement he said that his wife Selvi was having an affair with Palani alias Palanivelu, 40, another labourer at the coconut farm where Selvi worked. "She used to visit Palani's home, and not return the whole night. This had been going on for over six months, Chinnapparaj told us," the police said. Chinnapparaj himself had also noticed his wife with Palani several times, police said.
Chinnapparaj and Selvi had been living in Kallipatti near Erode until two years ago. "Chinnapparaj moved to Vadackipalayam around two years ago after he caught his wife having an affair in his native village. He moved to avoid a bad name," police said. The couple has three children, a son and two daughters, and all of them are married. Police said that Chinnapparaj and Selvi had grandchildren as well.
When asked about the whereabouts of Palani, the man Selvi had an affair with, police said that they were yet to gather details regarding him. However, police said that Palani was married.
Pollachi police has registered a case of murder and the body has been sent to the Coimbatore government hospital for postmortem. Chinnapparaj will be produced in the judicial magistrate court on Thursday.