Youth Arrested on Charge of 18-Year-Old Girl’s Murder in Keralam’s Idukki District
Police say the 19-year-old suspect strangled the girl, burned the body and tried to hide evidence after a relationship dispute.
- On Friday, Idukki police detained 19-year-old Nishanth for the suspected murder of 18-year-old Nithya from Bodinayakanur, whose charred body was discovered near the Pambla checkpost.
- Local residents discovered the victim's charred body behind a shed near Kerala State Electricity Board quarters on Wednesday, prompting a police investigation that led to the suspect's identification.
- Police allege Nishanth strangled the victim during a marriage dispute, struck her with a stone, and set her body ablaze; investigators suspect sexual assault also occurred before the fire.
- Relatives identified the remains Thursday using nail polish and physical features; the suspect is now undergoing interrogation with formal arrest expected soon, while family members demand investigation into his background.
- Nithya left her home in Bodinayakanur on October 11, traveling to Poopara in Idukki where she met Nishanth, with whom she had studied; police are now verifying her age.
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Youth held over murder of TN girl whose charred body was found in Kerala’s Idukki
Idukki (Keralam), Oct 16 (PTI) Police said on Friday that they had taken a youth into custody on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu whose charred body was found near the Pambla checkpost here. The youth, Nishanth (19), a native of Vatapara in Idukki, is being interrogated, and his arrest is expected […]
Idukki Police Detain Youth In Charred Body Murder
Police in Idukki have taken a 19-year-old youth, Nishanth, into custody on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu. Her charred body was found near the Pambla checkpost on Wednesday. Relatives identified the body on Thursday. Police suspect the girl was sexually assaulted and strangled before her body was set on fire, following an alleged argument with Nishanth, with whom she had a relationship. The family has called for a det…
A relationship that began in 2023 in Kerala's Idukki district ended with the murder of a young woman. The 18-year-old woman was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend. He then repeatedly attacked her with a stone. The 19-year-old accused, Nishant, set the woman's body on fire to destroy evidence after the murder. The police have arrested the accused. The deceased has been identified as Nithya, a resident of Paramasivam Koil Street, Bodinaikunur,…
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