Tenkasi:The police arrested a woman and her paramour for killing two newborns born through an illicit relationship in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi. In 2018, a newborn was found dead in the pond by the villagers, who informed the police. The village administrator Karuppasamy had lodged a complaint with the police. Accordingly, the police were investigating who threw the child in the pool and for what purpose.
The investigation into the incident, which had been going on at a snail's pace was expedited recently after pressure from top officials. Subsequently, personnel were deployed to search for the culprits. Police have been investigating whether anyone has left Nochchikulam and the surrounding villages after the incident. Finally, police zeroed in on one Sasi Kumar from Vallarampuram and Muthumari from Nochchikulam. Upon interrogation, Sasi Kumar said that it was Muthumari, who killed the newborn then. He further revealed that she had killed one more newborn.