Idukki double murder: police arrest accused
Police in Idukki arrested Saji, 43, who confessed to killing his 70-year-old mother, Marykkutty, and his 47-year-old brother, Reji, both of whom had been missing since early April. Saji was apprehended near Thottuvakkada after hiding in nearby hills for two days. He was taken into custody following interrogation.
- ▪Saji, 43, confessed to murdering his mother Marykkutty, 70, and brother Reji, 47.
- ▪The victims had been missing since the first week of April.
- ▪Saji was arrested near Thottuvakkada around 12 p.m. on Tuesday.
- ▪He had reportedly been hiding in the hills near his home for two days prior to his arrest.
- ▪Police recorded the confession and arrest after interrogation.
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The police on Tuesday said that Saji, 43, a resident of Pachady, near Nedumkandam in Idukki, confessed to the double murder of his mother, Marykkutty (70), and his brother, Reji (47). Both had been missing since the first week of April.Saji was taken into custody near Thottuvakkada near Pachady around 12 p.m. on Tuesday. He had reportedly been hiding in the hills near his home for the past two days before venturing out. After interrogation the police recorded the accused’s arrest.
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