In Dharmapuri, cop stopped from cremating wife’s body

Coimbatore: A special sub-inspector (SSI) of police was on Saturday night stopped from cremating the dead body of his wife, who her relatives said was murdered by him.
The Dharmapuri town police subsequently sent the body to the government hospital for postmortem.
While police have registered a case under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (suspicious death), inspector Rathnakumar said the actual cause of death would be known only after getting the autopsy report.“Action would be taken based on that.”
A relative of the deceased said the SSI, Karmegam, who was attached to Bommidi police station, often used to fight with his wife Baby, a private school teacher, over differences of opinion. They were residing with their two sons at Vennampatti area in Dharmapuri town.
A few days ago, the source said, Karmegam had fought with his wife and hit her on head. She was admitted to a private hospital and discharged only on Saturday morning. “He fought with her the same night when she fell unconscious. She was taken to a private hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.”
Karmegam subsequently took the body back home. When he attempted to cremate the body, the relatives of the deceased expressed doubts over her death and alerted the Dharmapuri town police. The woman’s relatives demanded action against Karmegam, who they said had murdered her.
Inspector Rathnakumar said Baby was taking treatment for lungs and heart problem in Salem. She was also suffering from uterus problem. “We have collected the treatment details from the hospital.”