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ERODE: Gobi police have arrested a pastor on the charge of murdering a college student near TN Palayam on Monday.

Police said, Arulalan (26) son of Rajan of Thiruvalluvar Street, Kongarpalayam, was a first year student of a college at Gobi. A few days ago, Arulalan's body was found in Tadapalli irrigation canal.

On information, police came and recovered the body. During the probe, they came to know that Arulalan used to frequent the house of Pastor Franklin Paul and had an illicit relationship with the pastor's wife, Gowri.

The pastor himself had seen the student and his wife together.This led to a quarrel between the couple. Gowri left the pastor and filed for divorce.

Later, the pastor fell in love with another girl and decided to marry her. But, Arulalan had an affair with this girl too. Paul, who came to know of this, was furious and decided to kill Arulalan.

On March 6, the pastor along with a few other stduents invited Arulalan home and offered a poison-laced cool drink. The student drank it and fell unconscious. Then the pastor brought a van and put Arulalan's body in it and disposed of it in the Tadapalli irrigation canal. Police during inquiries came to know that Arulalan knew swimming and could not have drowned. Further inquiry revealed that Arulalan was murdered by Paul.