Saravanan took Uthra on October 15 on his two-wheeler when she came to Perundurai and murdered her intending to rob her jewellery, according to police.
ERODE: A 23-year-old hospital employee has been arrested on Monday for murdering a 26-year-old nurse and stealing her gold thali chain near Vijayamangalam in Erode district. Saravanan took Uthra on October 15 on his two-wheeler when she came to Perundurai and murdered her intending to rob her jewellery, according to police. Uthra’s body was found on Oct 17 at Pon Kailash Nagar, near Vijayamangalam Toll Plaza within Perundurai police station limits. Initially, Uthukuli Police in Tirupur district had registered a missing person case on Oct 15 after receiving a complaint about Uthra’s disappearance.
“The stolen jewellery was recovered,” the SP said. She was initially unidentified but was later identified during the investigation. She had gone missing while returning home from work.
Erode district superintendent of police DV Kiran Shruti said, M Saravanan, a co-worker of Uthra, the nurse at a private hospital in Pallagoundampalayam, Tirupur district, was arrested on Monday and remanded in judicial custody.
“After confirming that the body found near Perundurai was that of the missing nurse, Perundurai Police altered the case to murder and launched an intensive investigation,” the SP said adding, special teams examined Uthra’s movements after she left work and investigated robbery as a possible motive. Further investigation is under way.