Chennai: The Chennai police have arrested three suspects in connection with the sensational Sowcarpet triple murder case. The police swooped in on the suspects near a toll plaza at Sholapur in Maharashtra.
In connection with the sensational Sowcarpet triple murder case, "the police have formed five special teams to trace the assailants with the help of CCTV camera footage from nearby areas. According to the preliminary investigation, police suspect Closed-circuit TV (CCTV) footage was used to zero in on Seethal's wife, her two brothers and three other men, who are considered to be prime suspects.
Eyewitnesses and family members have told the police that Seethal and his wife would often squabble. Their two daughters, aged 13 and 11 years, live with his estranged wife in Pune. Her family members had filed a dowry harassment case against Seethal in Pune, The couple was married for 14 years and the two families had protracted disputes. A divorce case is also pending at a family court in Chennai, according to local media reports. Also, a complaint was lodged at the Yanai Kavuni police station on September 29 last year alleging that Jayamala and her relatives had assaulted Seethal Jain and his parents.