I couldn't help being gripped - and horrified - by a story of murder and suicide that turned up this morning about two press operators in India who have both died in the tragic conclusion of what appears to be a years-old family feud.
According to a report on newindpress.com, one of the printers, 29-year-old Srinivasan is believed to have murdered his brother-in-law, 45-year-old Ramalingam, in the printing factory in Teynampet, near Chennai, where they worked. Ramalingam was found yesterday morning in the factory with his throat cut and Srinivasan had hanged himself.
The two worked on the same press and, according to the factory's owner, they quarreled often. Police are working on the assumption that Ramalingam was killed by his brother-in-law who then hanged himself when he was overcome by guilt.
For the full story, visit http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE920080324234011&Page=9&Title=Chennai&Topic=0&