LIC Office Fire: Colleague Arrested for Murder of Branch Manager in Madurai

• Senior Branch Manager A Kalyani Nambi, 54, died in a fire at the LIC office in Madurai, initially thought to be an accident.
• Investigators arrested Assistant Administrative Officer D Ram, 46, a month later, accusing him of murder.
• Ram allegedly set Kalyani Nambi on fire to destroy incriminating files related to over 40 pending death claim files.
• Police found petrol bottles in Ram's cabin and a hose, contradicting his initial story of a masked robber.
• Ram cut power, chained the main gate, poured petrol on Kalyani Nambi, and set her ablaze, also burning his own cabin to stage an accident.

Why It Matters: LIC office fire in Madurai was a premeditated murder by a colleague over office disputes and pending files.