24-05-2025
Elderly couple found dead
An elderly couple were found dead near a village tank in Madurai district on Saturday
The Othakadai police said that Dhanraj, 68, and Alagumuthu, 60, were living in Samayanallur. He was a rice merchant. The couple had come here to visit the family deity. Though the real cause for the death was not known, inquiries revealed that they had no children for long years. The bodies were sent to the Government Rajaji Hospital for post-mortem. Further investigation is on.
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Officers transferred
The Prisons Department has transferred 16 officers in the rank of assistant jailors working in many southern districts on Saturday. The orders were issued to the officials working in Madurai, Palayamkottai Central Prisons and in other district/sub-jails, including Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi and Kuzhithurai.
