Chennai: Police have arrested a well-known astrologer in a murder case in Cuddalore. Gopinath (52) was arrested for murder of his friend Kannadasan.
The body was buried in a temple premises. Police also arrested two of his aides- Tirupathi (56) and Manjula (30).
Kannadasan, an employee of a grocery store, had gone missing from Panruti on 12 August. Following investigations, police found that he was murdered and buried in a temple at Lingareddy Palayam.
Since the police did not want to carry out the search during daytime to avoid public attention, the body was dug up during night.
It was sent to Mundiyampakkam Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Police said Kannadasan had an extra-marital relationship with Manjula. Police are investigating the reason for the murder.