Coimbatore: Rural police on Friday captured Chennai-based pair, both Sheeter-Sheeter, to kill taxi drivers here on Tuesday.
Arrested was identified as St.
Stephan, 46, and his wife Amalornpam, residents of KK Nagar in Chennai.
The couple had ordered a call taxi from the recreational club at OnePalayam to Coimbatore airport on Tuesday night.
“Driver S Shanu, 31, from Mahalingapuram in Vellalore, picked up the couple.
On the way to the airport, they injected drugs that made Shanu unconscious and fatal struggle with wood.
They stole 6,100 stored on the dashboard and also took two cellphones.
One of them drove a car with the body back to Onapalayam and left him near the club, “said a police officer.
Stephan, Postgraduate, worked as a network engineer in a private company before working in real estate.
“He married another woman and lived with him and two of their children.
He then fell in love with Amalornpam, domestic assistance, and marrying him.
Stephan faced four murder cases in Chennai and Amalorpam were his accomplices in two cases.
They were arrested by City Chennai City Police, But it obtained conditional guarantees in 2016 and escaped.
The Chennai court has issued a warrant that is not up to the partner, “the officer said.
The couple had moved to a rented house in Kallalacedapalayam in Vadavalli here a few months ago, but struggled to pay rent.
“After learning that a particular taxi aggregator drivers save money on the dashboard and hand them to the company once a week, they decide to rob a taxi driver,” the officer was added.
Police recover 6,100, 20 cellphones, 20 cellphones, laptops and tablet computers from partners.
Police officers appreciated by the Deputy Inspector of Police Thirumal, Vadavalli Circle Inspector Anandakumar and the team to solve this case.
TNN.