The police investigating the double liquor deaths in Thanjavur are suspecting the role of an “insider” in the incident, police sources said on Wednesday.
While the source of the cyanide that claimed the lives of cab driver Vivek and daily wage labourer Kuppusamy is yet to be established, investigators are suspecting a crime of passion, and, by extension, the role of a goldsmith or someone associated with jewellery-making because they have access to cyanide. The police are also looking into the possibility of professional jealousy.
Though the motive remains to be ascertained, the police suspect that the cyanide was mixed with the liquor before it was consumed by Vivek and then by Kuppusamy, who actually drank the leftover liquor.
