The man, S Prabhakaran, a resident of Injambakkam and working for a food retail chain strangulated his 21-year-old wife Saranya while she was asleep early today. They were married for a year.
After allegedly murdering her, Prabhakaran went to the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) and reported the crime. In the presence of the local authority official, he surrended before the Neelankarai Police.
"Prabhakaran has given a confessional statement [extra judicial confession] that he strangulated his wife and he has been now remanded in judicial custody," Inspector M S Baskar told PTI.