Tamil Nadu News: The incident of brutal murder of a beggar woman in Mukaper area of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, has shocked the city. According to the information, yesterday morning passersby informed the police that a woman was lying soaked in blood and unconscious. JJ reached the spot. The city police immediately sent the woman to Kilpauk Government Hospital for treatment, but doctors confirmed that the woman was already dead.
Seeing the seriousness of the matter, the police took immediate action, registered a case and started a thorough investigation. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased woman used to earn her living by collecting garbage and begging in the same area every day. Since she had no permanent residence, she slept on the platform.
The accused attacked the woman’s head and face
A short distance from the incident site, the police found a young man in an unconscious state. Investigation revealed that this youth is Shaikh, a resident of Madurai district, who lives in Church Road area of Mukappuram East and earns his living by doing odd jobs like plumbing. It was told that he drinks alcohol and was seeing the woman sleeping alone on the platform for the last few days.
During police interrogation, Shaikh admitted that on the day of the incident, he tried to talk to the woman and attempted to rape her. The woman protested and screamed. Fearing that if anyone saw, he would be insulted, the Sheikh attacked the woman’s head and face with a stone kept nearby. The woman drenched in blood died on the spot. After this, the accused became unconscious at a short distance while intoxicated.
Case registered under several sections including murder
Police arrested Sheikh and registered a case against him under various sections including rape, assault on woman and murder. The accused was presented in the court and sent to jail. Police are continuing further investigation into the case and are collecting CCTV footage from the area and information from witnesses to uncover all aspects of the incident.