Chennai: A gypsy woman and her three-year-old daughter were found murdered inside their tent at Narikurava Colony, Avadi, this morning.
The woman Roja (24) and her daughter Saroja (3) were found crushed to death using a huge stone. Police were conducting inquiries with six persons in connection with the deaths.
Roja’s husband Arulpandian had gone to Puducherri to sell beads when the incident took place. Police said the murder took place between 1 am and 2 am this morning.
According to sources, Roja and her daughter were talking to the family in the adjacent tent and went to sleep at 10 pm.
Usually, they start early in the morning to sell beads near railway stations. The neighbours told police that they entered her tent at 7 am today and found the duo in a pool of blood. They claimed they did not hear any unusual noise.
The police questioned six suspects including a main suspect identified as Veerakumar (19), a fortune teller from Katpadi.