The Karur district police have arrested five persons in connection with the murder of a 79-year-old woman at her residence at Krishnarayapuram on Sunday night.
According to police sources, the victim, P. Thayarammal of Uppidamangalam village, had been living alone in her house. She was found murdered on Monday morning, lying on a cot in the front yard, with her hands and legs tied and gagged. Gold jewellery, including 1.5 sovereigns of earrings and a nose pin, was reported stolen.