A 33-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly murdering her husband here on Wednesday night (March 18, 2026).The deceased was identified as Thangam (40), a resident of Nanjampatti near Ammapet, a casual labourer. Police said that Thangam suspected his wife Padma’s (33) fidelity and used to beat her in an inebriated state. On Wednesday night, Thangam came to the house in an inebriated state, hit her and went to sleep. Later, Padma killed Thangam by putting a grinding stone over his head and came to the Ammapet police station and surrendered before the police.The Ammapet police sent the body to Salem Government Hospital for a post-mortem, registered a case and are investigating further. Published - March 19, 2026 07:24 pm IST