Actress raped before being murdered

Ashwini, a small-time south actress, was raped before being murdered in her house near the Saidapet railway station on Friday. The prime suspect Suresh(Ashwini husband Sivanandam's cousin) disappeared after the incident. Ashwini (25) of Mumbai was found dead in her house in Saidapet. Her husband Sivanandam has immediately informed the police. The doctors who inspected the body are said to have confirmed to the investigation officers that she was raped before being done to death. "We are expecting the postmortem report and the forensic report based on the samples collected from the murder scene. As Suresh was last seen by some neighbours near Ashwini's house, we suspected him," a senior police officer said. One of Ashwini's neighbours told the police about seeing Suresh on his bike at 12.30 pm on Friday. After the incident, Suresh's mobile was switched off and he disappeared, increasing the police's suspicion. A special team is now in Suresh's native village of Ponnur near Vandavasi. After Ashwini and Sivanandam moved into the rented house in Saidapet two-and-a-half-years ago, Suresh was introduced to Ashwini as Sivanandam's cousin. He frequently visited their house, even during Sivanandam's absence. The police said it was possible that Ashwini developed a new friendship that irked Suresh. These differences may have led to her death, a police officer said. According to the police, Ashwini and Sivanandam fell in love five years ago when he was posted in Mumbai for a couple of months. They got married and moved to Chennai. Sivanandam did not want his wife to act in films and the couple often quarrelled before the matter was sorted out by their family members. The police were on their way to crack down this murder mystery.