In a harrowing incident, a 24-year-old woman was chained, slashed with a blade and burnt alive by her former classmate on her birthday eve. The former classmate has reportedly undergone a sex change operation to marry her, police said today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident took place in Thalambur near Kelambakkam, a quiet southern suburb of Chennai. As per the police reports, 26-year-old Vetrimaran alias Pandi Maheswari, under the guise of a birthday surprise, blindfolded 24-year-old R Nandhini and subjected her to an unimaginable ordeal involving chains and petrol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victim is a native of Madurai and a software engineer. She had been residing with relatives in Chennai. The accused, Vetrimaran, having changed his name from Pandi Maheswari, lured the 24-year-old into his deadly trap on the pretext of a birthday celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tambaram Police Commissioner Amalraj told NDTV that the victim and the accused were friends and were living together in Chennai. The Commissioner added that there is no indication yet of any sexual assault. However, whether Vetrimaran had displayed violent tendencies earlier is not clear. An investigation is on, he affirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports said that initial investigations revealed a dark turn in the relationship between the two. Both of them studied together in Madurai. The 24-year-old woman continued the friendship even after Vetrimaran underwent a sex-change operation. Later, both of them had worked together in a private IT firm in Thoraipakkam, further intertwining their lives, the police said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the police, the motive behind this gruesome act seems to stem from Vetrimaran’s suspicion that she had developed an interest in others. He reportedly invited her for what was supposed to be a birthday surprise, but the evening turned into a nightmare for the 24-year-old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police said that the local residents discovered her, still chained and burning, and immediately rushed her to the hospital, where she died. Reportedly, the police swiftly apprehended Vetrimaran, who now faces charges of murder and is remanded to judicial custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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