Theni police have cracked the case of the elderly woman who was found murdered at her residence in Theni district on Thursday. The woman’s earrings and bangles were missing.V. Roslin Mary, 74, also known as Parvati of Ammachiyapuram was living with her granddaughter Gunabhakyavathi. On Thursday morning, when Gunabhakyavathi went to wake her grandmother, she found her lying in a pool of blood with injuries. The earrings and bangles of the elderly woman were missing.On hearing the cries of Gunabhakyavathi, the neighbours alerted K. Vilakku police. The police registered a case. The body was sent to Theni Government Medical College for postmortem.On Friday, when CCTV footage from the area was examined, it was revealed that no outsiders had entered the house. The police officials questioned the elderly woman’s grandsons Alex, Navaneethakrishnan and granddaughter Gunabhakyavathi.During the investigation, Alex, Navaneethakrishnan and Gunapakiyavathi confessed to murdering their grandmother. Published - July 03, 2026 09:45 pm IST