In an incident that was not so surprising, a member of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) party reportedly engaged in an extramarital affair, eloped with the partner, and subsequently subjected the girl to torture, ultimately leading to the tragic demise of a young woman from Chennai.
Govindaraj, hailing from Maraimalai Nagar, has been working as a cable TV operator. Tamilvaanan, a VCK functionary, was working under him. Reportedly, there was romantic affection between Tamilvaanan and Govindaraj’s elder daughter, Pavithra. However, Govindaraj, disapproving of their relationship, managed to persuade his daughter Pavithra to wed a relative named Purushothaman instead. Consequently, Pavithra chose to sever ties with Tamilvaanan, deactivating her SIM card and discontinuing all communication with him.
Pavithra who got married to Purushothaman in 2016, has a daughter aged four. Amidst this backdrop, VCK functionary Tamilvaanan reached out to Pavithra via social media and rekindled their romantic involvement. Allegedly, Pavithra reciprocated the interest, leading them to clandestinely roam around the city without the knowledge of Pavithra’s husband, Purushothaman.
In this situation, four months ago, Pavithra eloped with Tamilvaanan and was living with her baby at Potheri in Chennai. However, Pavithra did not know that the real intention of Tamilvaanan was to extort money from her. Within a few days of eloping, VCK Tamilvaanan started torturing Pavithra and demanding money from her. A few days back, Pavithra who met her father Govindaraj explained to him the ordeals she was facing from Tamilvaanan. She had reportedly said to her father that Tamilvaanan was demanding ₹10 lakhs of cash. Govindaraj agreed to pay 10 lakhs to Tamilvaanan and her daughter Pavithra said that she would return home after paying the money he demanded. However, two days ago, Govindaraj received a call from the police that her daughter committed suicide by hanging.
In this situation, the parents of Pavithra lodged a complaint with the police demanding the arrest of VCK functionary Tamilvaanan. They said that the Tamilvaanan enjoys the support of the party and that the police are not taking any action against him. They also alleged that Tamilvaanan is threatening to kidnap their second daughter if they fail to withdraw the case.
(with inputs from NewsTamil24x7)
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