Man held for fatally attacking his father-in-law in Tiruvannamalai

Police arrested a 40-year-old pharmacist on Sunday for brutally attacking his father-in-law at Usampadi village near Tiruvannamalai town.Police said the arrested person, identified as K. Murugan, ran a pharmacy in Keel Pudur Madura village near the town. Initial inquiry revealed that he married P. Sri Devi, 38, the daughter of the victim T. Parasuraman, 60, more than a decade ago. The couple has two children and lives in Madalampadi village. Police said that the couple used to quarrel regularly, as Sri Devi, who works as a nurse in a government health centre, gave her salary to her parents. The couple got into another argument over their son’s NEET coaching fees at a private institute. Police said that a few days ago, Murugan locked the house and left his wife and children outside the hous