Karumandurai (Salem district): Relatives of the five other people, suspected to be woodcutters, who were found lifeless in a water body at Vontimitta at the Kadapa-Tirupati highway on Sunday said they have no idea why the lads had gone to Andhra Pradesh. When TOI visited the households dwelling at Kerangkadu and Keelaavarai villages close to Karumandurai on Monday, they said the lads had left home one after the other. They most often move to Kerala or Mysuru to pluck pepper in February annually.
After preliminary investigations printed that all of the five males were from Salem district, Kadapa police contacted Salem district SP P Rajan to trace their households. The households, all belonging to the scheduled tribes, were traced to Kerangkadu and Keelaavarai villages.
C Kannammal, 30, wife of A Chinnapaiyan, 45, at Kerangkadu is puzzled. “I've three little sons. I don’t know what to do next,” she said. Chinnapaiyan had left home about 15 days ago. While leaving, he didn't say anything else about taking on any work in Andhra Pradesh, she said. Kannammal idea he had gone to Kerala or Mysuru to pluck pepper. She came to learn about his demise after staring at TV on Sunday. The next day Salem police showed that her husband used to be lifeless.
A Murugesan’s wife M Palaniammal, 37, is in a state of concern. She collapsed when she heard of her husband’s demise on Sunday night time and has not got up since then. Their daughter Iswarya, 15, said Murugesan, 42, had left for Andhra Pradesh 10 days ago. “He didn't say anything else in regards to the work he used to be going to absorb. But he advised me that he used to be going to AP,” she said.
P Karuppannan, 23, used to be not married. He had completed Class XII and labored in a knitting corporate in Tirupur. He had come to Kerangkadu a 12 months ago. When he advised his mother Parvatha, 42, that he wanted to head for work in other places, she agreed. “I shouldn't have allowed him had I known he used to be heading for danger.” She said he had giant dreams to added that, he had many dreams to uplift the circle of relatives. “Everything is shattered,” she lamented.
Unnamalai, wife of Chinnathambi of Keelaavarai, too is traumatised. They have three daughters - Palaniammal, Meena and Roja. Palaniammal and Meena are married. Unnamalai said she had no idea how she would habits Roja’s marriage now that her husband is gone.
After preliminary investigations printed that all of the five males were from Salem district, Kadapa police contacted Salem district SP P Rajan to trace their households. The households, all belonging to the scheduled tribes, were traced to Kerangkadu and Keelaavarai villages.
C Kannammal, 30, wife of A Chinnapaiyan, 45, at Kerangkadu is puzzled. “I've three little sons. I don’t know what to do next,” she said. Chinnapaiyan had left home about 15 days ago. While leaving, he didn't say anything else about taking on any work in Andhra Pradesh, she said. Kannammal idea he had gone to Kerala or Mysuru to pluck pepper. She came to learn about his demise after staring at TV on Sunday. The next day Salem police showed that her husband used to be lifeless.
A Murugesan’s wife M Palaniammal, 37, is in a state of concern. She collapsed when she heard of her husband’s demise on Sunday night time and has not got up since then. Their daughter Iswarya, 15, said Murugesan, 42, had left for Andhra Pradesh 10 days ago. “He didn't say anything else in regards to the work he used to be going to absorb. But he advised me that he used to be going to AP,” she said.
P Karuppannan, 23, used to be not married. He had completed Class XII and labored in a knitting corporate in Tirupur. He had come to Kerangkadu a 12 months ago. When he advised his mother Parvatha, 42, that he wanted to head for work in other places, she agreed. “I shouldn't have allowed him had I known he used to be heading for danger.” She said he had giant dreams to added that, he had many dreams to uplift the circle of relatives. “Everything is shattered,” she lamented.
Unnamalai, wife of Chinnathambi of Keelaavarai, too is traumatised. They have three daughters - Palaniammal, Meena and Roja. Palaniammal and Meena are married. Unnamalai said she had no idea how she would habits Roja’s marriage now that her husband is gone.
Families of men found dead at Vontimitta traumatised
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February 20, 2018
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