Poisoned by Greed — Sons Allegedly Turn Snake Into Murder Weapon for ₹3-Crore Payout
In a quiet village near Tiruttani in northern Tamil Nadu, death arrived in the most ordinary way possible — or so it seemed.
A middle-aged government school employee was found lifeless on his cot, his neck marked by what villagers assumed was a snakebite.
In a region where reptiles often slip into homes and hospitals lie far away, the tragedy barely raised suspicion.
But this was no accident.
Investigators now say 56-year-old laboratory assistant E.P. Ganesan was not killed by nature — he was allegedly killed by his own sons, who turned a venomous snake into a weapon in a chilling plan driven by money, insurance and job benefits.
A death meant to look natural.
On October 22, Ganesan’s sons rushed him to the government hospital,l claiming a snake had bitten him while he slept. Doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police initially recorded it as an accidental death — a routine entry in a place where such cases are sadly common.
The story might have ended there if not for an insurance company examining the claim. Ganesan, a modestly paid employee, was covered by 11 policies worth nearly ₹3 crore, including several high-value policies purchased only months earlier. The scale did not match his income.
Alarm bells rang. Authorities were alerted.
The failed rehearsal
When a special investigation team dug deeper, they discovered something disturbing: Ganesan had survived a snakebite just a week earlier.
Police now allege the first attempt to kill him had failed. The sons had allegedly arranged for a cobra to bite him while he slept. Neighbours rushed him to the hospital — he lived.
Instead of abandoning the plan, the accused allegedly refined it.
The final act
In the early hours of October 22, investigators say the conspirators returned with a deadlier reptile — a highly venomous snake brought from nearby forest areas.
The animal was transported in a sack to the house. While Ganesan slept deeply, it was forced to bite him repeatedly on the neck — a place where venom acts fastest. Officers believe the act was deliberate and controlled to ensure death.
After confirming he was no longer alive, the snake catcher allegedly killed the reptile inside the house to erase evidence and strengthen the illusion of a natural accident. There was also a suspicious delay before he was taken to the hospital.
Money trail exposes the truth.th
Financial records told the rest of the story.
Police traced payments of about ₹1.5 lakh made for arranging the killing — partly through digital transfers and partly in cash — shared among accomplices who procured and handled the snake.
The motive: claim the insurance money and secure a government job under compassionate appointment rules.
Within days, police arrested the two sons and four alleged accomplices, seizing vehicles and mobile phones used in coordination.
A crime hidden in plain sight
Snakebite deaths are tragically common in rural India. Investigators say that was precisely why the method was chosen — the murder was meant to dissolve into statistics, another unfortunate act of nature in a scrubland village.
Instead, it exposed a chilling reality: a father’s life reduced to a financial calculation.
Authorities describe the case as a rare but stark example of how greed can turn even family into perpetrators, where inheritance was not awaited but engineered.
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