Overview
- The woman’s remains were found on Jan. 30 at the Perungudi dump yard after an intensive search by police and Greater Chennai Corporation staff.
- Her husband, Gaurav Kumar, was discovered on Jan. 26 in a gunny bag on Indira Nagar 1st Avenue, with CCTV capturing two men dumping the body from a two-wheeler.
- The couple’s two-year-old son was recovered on Jan. 29 from the Buckingham Canal near Madhya Kailash.
- According to The Hindu, three accused — Sathyender alias Santhosh Kumar, Lalit Yadav, and Vikash Kumar — were arrested and produced in court on Jan. 29, though some outlets reported five arrests as inquiries continue.
- Preliminary police findings point to an attempted sexual assault in Taramani leading to the husband’s killing when he intervened and the subsequent murders to eliminate witnesses, with forensic examinations ongoing at Government Royapettah Hospital.