Chennai, In a shocking incident a gruesome murder had occurred near Royapettah, Chennai. Police arrested 35-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife and three stepdaughters and lived with the with their decomposing bodies for two days.

A special team of Chennai police arrested Chinnaraj from near Marina beach service road

.The convict stayed with his wife Pandiammal and 3 step daughters in a 200 Sq ft house behind Royapettah police station.

Chinnaraj met Pandiammal 38 four years ago when he was on a trip to Palani, a famous pilgrimage spot. They moved to Chennai along with Pandiammal's three daughters.

Problems began as the house was very small for the girls to stay.

Three daughters of Pandiammal are Pavithra 19, Parimala 17 and Sneha 15 needed privacy and for this reason Chinnaraj was not allowed to stay inside the house at night.

According to the police, "on the night of June 20, Chinnaraj and Pandiammal had a heated argument over him not being not allowed into his house after sunset. In a fit of rage, he hit her with an iron rod. Pandiammal collapsed and died soon."

Later, he used the same rod to kill his three step daughters who were mortified. After that, he kept the bodies in four corners of the house covered with a sheet. Neighbours grew suspicious after stench rose from the decomposing bodies.

As per the police, when they asked Chinnaraj about the stench, he said that a rat had died and added that he would clean it up soon.

But when smell became unbearable, Chinnnaraj's land owner informed the police, who then broke into his home to find four decomposed bodies.