‘Enraged, he threatened to make their illicit relationship public’

VELLORE: The Vellore police on Wednesday arrested a 45-year old woman for biting off a part of her husband’s penis during a scuffle with him after he caught her with her lover in Thuraimoolai village near Gudiyatham in Vellore district.The woman, Jayanthi, has been charged with attempted murder, a police officer said.The incident happened in the early hours of Monday after which villagers took a bleeding Senthamarai and the severed part of his penis to Vellore Government Hospital and later to Rajiv Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital in Chennai for advanced care.Senthamarai, 55, a farmer, and Jayanthi had taken part in a village temple festival on Sunday as part of the auspicious Aadi month festivities.After the temple event, they went for a street play, the officer said. Around 1.30am Jayanthi slipped out of the crowd on the pretext of needing to relieve herself.When Jayanthi failed to return more than an hour later, a worried Senthamarai went in search of her. He later found her in a compromising position with another villager, Dhatchanamoorthi.“Enraged, Senthamarai grabbed his wife and her lover and threatened to make their relationship public,” the officer said. “ Noise from the festivities outside drowned out Dhatchanamoorthi’s cries for help.”“In the scuffle that ensued, Senthamarai’s dhoti fell off. Jayanthi, fearing she and her lover would be thrashed, wanted to escape before villagers reached the spot,” he said. “She bit his penis, severing part of it, and fled with her lover.”Doctors at Vellore Medical College and Hospital provided Senthamarai with first aid before he was moved to Rajiv Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital in Chennai. Senthamarai’s condition is said to be stable.Police tracked down Jayanthi by monitoring Dhatchanamoorthi’s cellphone. They registered a case under sections IPC Sections 294(b) (obscenity in public), 324 (causing hurt with dangerous weapons or means) and 307 (attempt to murder).Read this story in MarathiPolice later said she “confessed to the crime”. When she was produced in court, it remanded her in Vellore Central Prison for Women.Read this story in Bengali