Chennai: Former DMK mayor and her husband were killed in an attack by unknown persons in Tamil Nadu.
An unidentified gang attacked the three in Tirunelveli on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Uma Maheswari (61), the mayor of Tirunelveli and her husband Muruka Sankaran (65) and servent.
Uma Maheswari was the Mayor of Tirunelveli from 1996 to 2001. The unidentified men attacked Uma Maheshwari’s residence at around 3 in the afternoon.
Police said the land dispute is suspected to have been the cause of the house attack and the subsequent murder. The police said that the investigation has been extended to all levels and all possibilities will be looked into.
