tirunelveli a 36yearold teacher who went missing last week was found murdered and his body which was buried in his paramours house was exhumed in the presence of revenue officials on thursday police investigation revealed that the teacher working in a government school near pavoorchatram in tirunelveli district was murdered by his paramours father and brother the victim santhosh a resident of ramachandrapattinam had left his house on february 6 informing his wife that he was going for population enumeration duty as he did not return the whole day his wife anusha lodged a man missing complaint with the pavoorchatram police police joined the search but could not trace him when they conducted an investigation using the list of phone numbers he frequently contacted they zeroed down on a woman hailing from mkvk road near pavoorchatram railway gate the woman was identified as ponselvi wife of murugan an engineer who was working abroad few months ago santhosh and ponselvi developed an extramarital relationship in due course of time their affair came to known by people in the neighbourhood ponselvis family learnt about it recently and warned the two however they continued with the affir police sources said ponselvis family was upset about this especially in the backdrop of murugans return next month police said santhosh visited ponselvis house on february 6 ponselvis family members who came there entered into a fight with santhosh in a fit of rage they attacked santhosh with a wooden log the teacher fainted down and died on the spot the family members who decided to dispose of the body silently buried it inside the house compound after coming to know of the incident police have so far picked up ponselvi her father and brother and conducting investigation with them a police officer said they are yet to ascertain the trios individual role in the murder investigation was also underway to find whether anyone else was involved in it