Coimbatore: A 33-year-old man was discovered dead under suspicious circumstances at his residence in the North Housing Unit area of Selvapuram on Thursday, prompting a police investigation.
Deceased Identified
The Selvapuram police identified the deceased as I Rangaraj, a daily wage labourer. According to a police officer, Rangaraj was alone at home after his wife Lakshmi left for work in the morning.
When Lakshmi was unable to contact him, she requested her relative Rathna to check on him. Rathna went to the house around 11:30 am and found Rangaraj lying unresponsive in the hall. She attempted to revive him by sprinkling water on his face but failed. She then alerted the 108 ambulance service. Medical staff arrived, examined Rangaraj, and declared him dead.
Complaint and Investigation
Rangaraj's relative N Manjula, 48, subsequently lodged a complaint with the Selvapuram police, who registered a case and initiated a probe. Preliminary inquiries revealed that Rangaraj was in the habit of quarrelling with his wife often while intoxicated, as he doubted her fidelity.
On Wednesday (May 6) night, he returned home intoxicated and picked a quarrel with Lakshmi. He told family members that he had been involved in a scuffle near a Tasmac shop earlier that night, during which two men snatched a liquor bottle from him, causing minor injuries to his right cheek and neck.
Legal Action
The Selvapuram police have registered a case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which pertains to the investigation of suspicious or unnatural deaths. Further inquiries are ongoing.
