Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Man Kills Wife, Posts Selfie With Body
A man named S Balamurugan killed his wife, Sri Priya, because he thought she was in a relationship with someone else.
He used a sickle to attack her at a women's hostel in Coimbatore.
After the murder, he took a selfie with her body and posted it on WhatsApp with a message saying, 'The price of betrayal is death.'
The police arrested him, and they are investigating the case.
Sri Priya was living in the hostel and working at a private firm in Coimbatore, away from her husband.
They had two children together, and she left them with her mother due to a dispute with her husband.
S Balamurugan, a 32-year-old man, brutally hacked his estranged wife, Sri Priya, at a women's hostel in Coimbatore.
He used a sickle to kill her after a heated argument and took a selfie with her body, posting it on WhatsApp with the caption, 'The price of betrayal is death.'
Sri Priya, a 28-year-old woman, was working at a private firm in Coimbatore and living in a private women's hostel following her separation from her husband.
The incident left the hostel inmates shocked and triggered a political outrage, with opposition parties raising questions about women's safety.
The Rathinapuri police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.
- Who
- S Balamurugan (accused), Sri Priya (victim)
- What
- Murder of wife and posting a selfie with the body
- When
- Sunday afternoon (around 5pm)
- Where
- Private women's hostel in Coimbatore, India
- Why
- Suspected extramarital relationship
- Victim
- Sri Priya (28-year-old woman from Tharuvai near Melapalayam, Tirunelveli)
- Accused
- S Balamurugan (32-year-old man)
- Location
- Private women's hostel in Coimbatore, India
- Incident Time
- Sunday afternoon (around 5pm)
- Weapon Used
- Sickle
- Selfie Caption
- The price of betrayal is death
- Police Station
- Rathinapuri
Sources
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