Kothamangalam / Aluva ന്റ Dental house surgeon PV Manasa was shot dead and the gun he used to commit suicide was bought in Rakhil on the pretext of hunting wild animals. Sonu Kumar and Manish Kumar, who were arrested from Bihar, gave statements to the police. Rakhil had approached them at his farm in Kannur saying that he was being harassed by wild animals, including wild boar, and that he needed a gun to deal with them. That is why it is said that a more lethal and more powerful gun is given. The 13-round shotgun was used in the murder.
Had it not been for the 3 local policemen with guns, the Rural District Police who had come to Bihar in search of the accused would not have been able to return home easily with them. On his way back from custody to Sonukumar from the sparsely forested village of Parsanto, the accused’s accomplices on four bikes stopped him on the way. There were 3 armed men on each bike. The police officers who left Kerala were unarmed. Bihar police fired 3 rounds into the air and fired at them. Sonu was then taken to the Khatiya police station, where several people arrived to take him away.
When he was informed that he could not be taken to Kerala as there was a case, some others came forward to try to reach a compromise. Neither Sonu Kumar nor his mediator Manish Kumar Verma knew about the murder in Kerala with the gun he had given him. They did not expect the police to search for them at a distance of 3100 km from Kochi.
Sonukumar’s main business, ‘online money transfer’, runs a small stationery shop close to home. The transaction involves receiving commissions from Bihar natives working in various states, including Kerala, and delivering them to their homes in real time. It is therefore a favorite among the villagers. Also acts as a gun sales agent.
The police approached the two accused looking at the location of the mobile phone tower. Manish Kumar, a native of Buxar, who runs the Uber taxi service, left it at home to charge his phone, making it difficult to find. He was later called by Sonukumar in the name of car dealing. The police had left for Bihar by train on the 2nd
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The SP had included Saju Elias, a home guard who had been a BSF officer for 15 years, in the team for Bihar. He has worked in Bihar and is familiar with the place. Most of the local languages of India are spoken.
Manslaughter: Gunman remanded in custody
Kothamangalam: A court has remanded the accused in the case of handing over a gun to Rakhil in connection with the shooting death of PV Manasa, a house surgeon at Nellikuzhi Dental College, Kothamangalam.
Kothamangalam first class magistrate court remanded Sonukumar Modi, 22, of Parsanto, Munger, Bihar, and Manish Kumar Verma, 21, a middleman. They were sent to Kakkanad Kovid Center for observation before being admitted to Muvattupuzha sub jail. Police will apply today to be taken into custody for further investigation.
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They are charged with possession, sale and possession of an unlicensed firearm. The accused were brought to Kothamangalam on Sunday night. He was produced in court yesterday evening after a medical examination, fingerprint collection and other procedures. The decision was made to take him into custody and question him in detail.
English Summary: Manasa Murder case
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