Kalakaar
Torso found by police identified as an Actress
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Torso found by police identified as an Actress
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The Inside Story
CHENNAI: A month after a young woman's headless body was found by the roadside at Ramapuram, the Chennai police have taken in for questioning her husband and a woman said to be his paramour.
The deceased woman has been identified as a junior film artiste named, Sasi Rekha, 36, a resident of Madipakkam.
Police sources said the interrogation of the man, Ramesh Shankar (34), led to the recovery of the missing head from a canal at Kolapakkam, kilometres away from the spot where the torso was found.
Police are also questioning Lakhiya (22), an aspiring actress hailing from Kerala, who the police believe is involved in the murder.
A few months ago, Sasi Rekha had petitioned the police to take action against Ramesh Shankar as he had deserted her and was living with another woman. Her complaint was reported in several newspapers.
Sasi Rekha was living with her parents and an eight-year-old son from her first marriage. She had acted in a yet-to-be released film and was looking for more opportunities in the film industry.
Police say Sasi Rekha married Ramesh Shanker barely seven months ago, in August 2015. Ramesh, a widower and a struggling businessman, had allegedly been involved in several cheating cases earlier.
In 2011, Shanker's previous wife and his parents committed suicide in Anakaputhur owing to his financial troubles, post which he moved in with his uncle in Vadapalani and began a business, promising movie roles to aspiring film artistes. It was this that brought Sasi Rekha into contact with him.
The two tied the knot after a few months of courtiship.
The relationship turned sour, however, and Sasi Rekha registered police complaints against Ramesh Shanker, alleging that his marriage to her was his seventh and that he had cheated several other women in the past.
Shanker walked out on Sasi Rekha and met Lakhiya, another aspiring actress from Kerala. The two started living together in a house located in Madhanandhapuram, near Kundrathur.
"It was one of the complaints that she lodged with the police that helped us realise that she had gone missing. When we matched the details of the torso found on January 5, we found the victim was her," said a police source.
Police suspect that it was Ramesh and Lakhiya who murdered Sasi Rekha.
"It appears Ramesh attacked and killed her during a quarrel and they later decided to dispose of the body by decapitating it to make identification difficult," said a police officer.
Thanks To:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Mystery-of-Wannabe-Actress-Murder-Police-Arrest-Serial-Husband-and-His-New-Flame/2016/02/06/article3264172.ece
Headless Body Found In Chennai Is Of TV Actor Sasirekha, Husband Arrested
A month after the headless body of a woman was found in a garbage yard in Chennai, the police have identified it as the body of a television actor Sasirekha.
Sasirekha, 36, was allegedly murdered by her 34-year-old husband Ramesh and his girlfriend Lawkiiyaa, an actress and his business associate.
The two have been arrested and a case has been filed against them for murder, conspiracy and destruction of evidence. During questioning Ramesh and Lawkiiyaa told the police they killed Sasirekha and dumped the dismembered body in two places.
The police started investigating the case after Sasirekha's parents filed a complaint.
Ramesh's first wife and parents had committed suicide after he suffered huge losses in business. He switched to acting and started providing opportunities to aspiring actors.
Investigators say Ramesh and Lawkiiyaa had been living together since 2012. He projected Lawkiiyaa as an actor of his upcoming movie and cheated many people - collecting huge sums of money by promising them a role in his movies.
He then met Sasirekha, who had an eight-year-old child. They got married in August 2015.
The trouble started when he left Sasirekha and moved in again with 24-year-old Lawkiiyaa.
Sasirekha filed a complaint with the police against Ramesh for allegedly kidnapping her son. The police, however, found the complaint to be false.
Thanks To:
http://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/headless-body-found-in-chennai-is-of-tv-actor-sasirekha-husband-arrested-1274628?site=full
