In a chilling act of violence that stunned Tenkasi on 16 April 2025, a man was brutally beheaded in front of his wife by an unidentified gang, who then escaped with the severed head and placed it near a temple approximately eight kilometers from the crime scene.
The victim was identified as 35-year-old K. Kuthalingam from Kasimajorpuram, who had been residing with his wife in Keezhapuliyoor. According to police reports, the couple had gone to a public distribution system (PDS) shop in their village on 16 April evening when they were ambushed by a gang of four. Armed with sickles, the assailants attacked Kuthalingam. Despite his wife’s desperate attempts to intervene, the gang managed to decapitate him and fled with his head.
The horrified woman immediately informed the Tenkasi police, who registered a case of murder against the unknown attackers. Soon after, authorities were alerted that a severed head had been discovered near a temple in Kasimajorpuram. Police quickly reached the scene and transported both the body and the head to the Tenkasi Government Hospital for postmortem examination.
Initial police findings suggest the murder might have been an act of vengeance. Kuthalingam was reportedly one of the accused in the murder of a young man near the same temple in November 2023. Investigations are ongoing to determine the motive and to identify and apprehend those responsible.
(With Inputs From TOI)
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