Couple set themselves on fire

CHENNAI, July 6: Chandrasekharan 40 and his wife, Sivagami 35 allegedly set themselves on fire in their house in Ranganathapuram, on Ju...

• July 8, 1997 12:00 AM IST
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CHENNAI, July 6: Chandrasekharan 40 and his wife, Sivagami 35 allegedly set themselves on fire in their house in Ranganathapuram, on July 5. They were admitted to the Government Royapettah hospital and later to the Kilpauk Medical college Hospital where they succombed to their burns. A woman and her son who tried to save the couple sustained injuries, and the former, Karuppayee also died at the GRH.

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