Archive · 20 May 2025
Four Arrested in Erode Double Murder Case
A couple was murdered at their farmhouse, and the police caught some people they think did it.
The people arrested confessed to the crime, saying they killed the couple to steal their gold.
The police found evidence like the murder weapons and some of the stolen gold.
The same people also admitted to another, older crime involving a triple murder.
The police used CCTV footage and footprints to help catch the suspects.
An elderly couple was murdered at their farmhouse in Erode.
Four people have been arrested in connection to the crime.
The murders occurred on April 28, with the bodies discovered on May 2.
The motive was to steal gold ornaments, weighing 10 sovereigns.
The suspects also confessed to a triple murder in Tirupur district last year.
- Who
- Achiyappan, Matheswaran, Ramesh, and Gnanasekaran.
- What
- The murder of an elderly couple.
- When
- April 28.
- Where
- Farmhouse in Megarian Thottam area, Erode.
- Why
- To steal gold ornaments.
- Location
- Erode
- Date of Murder
- April 28
- Gold Stolen
- 10 sovereigns
- Number of Arrests
- Four
- Lead Investigation Agency
- Sivagiri Police
- Related Crime
- Triple murder at Palladam in Tirupur district
Sources
Erode elderly couple murder: Three men arrested, confess involvement in 2024 Tiruppur triple murder too
50 sovereigns of gold, 1.2 lakh stolen from house near Pollachi
Police crack double murder in farmhouse in Erode, nab three
Sandalwood tree stolen from house premises
