Prime accused in murder of former Pondy Minister surrenders

A 50-year-old woman, who is a prime accused in the murder of former Puducherry Agriculture Minister VMC Sivakumar surrenderedbefore a local court, today, police said.
Ezhilarasi, wife of an arrack dealer Ramu in Karaikal, surrendered before the First Judicial Magistrate court here today.
The Magistrate Dhanalakshmi remanded the woman to judicial custody for the day and she was then lodged in the Puducherry Central prison, they said.
Already four persons hailing from Tiruchirapalli had surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate-I here on January 11 and they were later produced before the court in Karaikal as per the order of the court.

Sivakumar, a four time legislator of Puducherry, was hacked to death by a gang during his visit to his marriage hall, under construction, in Neravy near Karaikal on January 3.
Sivakumar was the DMK Agriculture Minister of Puducherry in 1980 and was Speaker of Puducherry Assembly in 1985.