Woman’s dismembered body found in overhead tanks of Tamil Nadu houses: Cops

A woman's dismembered body was discovered concealed in the overhead water tanks of two houses in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of three individuals. The victim, aged between 35 and 40 years, had her body parts stored in two separate plastic bags kept inside the tanks. Ramesh, a priest residing in Gunabalan street, Arisipalayam, along with his son, noticed a foul odor emanating from one of the water tanks and discovered a bag containing human limbs.

Upon returning from a trip to Kumbakonam, Ramesh alerted the police, who promptly arrived at the scene.

Further investigation revealed that another bag containing the dismembered body parts was found on a neighbor's roof. The recovered bags have been sent to the district government hospital for an autopsy. Forensic experts, in conjunction with the police, are conducting a thorough probe into the incident, which appears to be a case of 'murder for gain' due to the absence of the victim's jewelry.