Chennai: A 42-year-old television actress was arrested in Chennai for allegedly bludgeoning her former boyfriend to death by hitting him on his head with a hammer after he expressed his desire to rekindle their relationship, said police. The actress, S Devi was arrested and sent to jail along with her husband B Sankar, her sister S Lakshmi, and brother-in-law Sawariyar (53), The Times of India reported.

Devi, who played small roles in television serials, was in a relationship with film technician M Ravi for eight years. According to the police, when Sankar and other family members learned about it two years ago, he asked her to sever ties with Ravi. She then started her tailoring business at a small scale in Koluthur where she stays with Sankar, a furniture shop owner, while continuing to work in television serials.