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Idukki Police Detain Youth In Charred Body Murder

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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…

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Police have confirmed that the incident in which a burnt body was found in Pambala, Idukki, was a murder. The woman was a native of Tamil Nadu and the girl's friend has been arrested.

Adimali: The burnt body found near the Pampla check post in Idukki has been confirmed by the police to be that of Nithya (18), a native of Bodinaikkannoor, Tamil Nadu. The police have arrested Nishanth (19), a native of Khajanapara, Rajakkad, who killed Nithya.

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Idukki: The body found charred near the Pambala dam has been identified as that of Nithya (18), a native of Bodinai Kannur, Tamil Nadu. The police have arrested Nithya's friend, Nishanth (19), a native of Rajakkad Khajanapara, in connection with the incident. Initial information is that a dispute between Nithya and Nishanth over marriage resulted in the murder. It is reported that Nithya was strangled to death, then doused with petrol and set on…

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Janam TV broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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