Subhadra Murder Case: Accused ⁤Remanded in Police Custody

Alappuzha: In a significant development in the Subhadra murder ⁢case, the two accused, Kattoor Palliparampil Mathews (35) and ​his wife Ernakulam Mundamveli⁤ Vattachirail Sharmila (38), have been remanded in ‌police ‌custody ‍until 5 ⁢pm on the 26th.

The accused, who were living on rent ⁣in Kalavoor Korthuseri, were produced before First Class Magistrate M. Sasidharan, who granted the police custody based on ⁢a petition filed by Mannancherry Police Inspector M.⁣ K. Rajesh. The police sought custody for ‍eight days to collect evidence from places like Udupi and Mangalore in Karnataka.

Police Investigation and Evidence Collection

The police have ‌sought to collect evidence, including jewellery, mobile phones, and clothes of the murdered Subhadra.⁣ They also aim to collect evidence from‍ the place where the murder​ took place and the place where the body was hidden, identify the accused through witnesses, and check whether anyone else was involved in⁢ the ⁤incident.

The court has directed the police⁣ to collect evidence in the presence of policewomen. The prosecution was represented by Assistant ⁣Public Prosecutor Nageshwari.

Third Accused to be Taken‍ into Custody

The investigation team informed that the third accused, Mathews’ paternal cousin son​ Reynoldy (61), will be taken into custody from his house‌ in Mararikulam South Panchayat Panezhtam, and evidence will be collected‌ later.

Accused Questioned and Evidence Collected

Mathews and ⁤Sharmila were taken to the rented house in Kalavoor Korthuseri, where evidence ⁣was collected yesterday afternoon. Sharmila burst into tears, claiming she had done nothing wrong, while Mathews responded without ​hesitation, explaining the details of how Subhadra was killed.

The police recovered a pillow from the area, which the accused claimed was used ⁢by Subhadra and was discarded because it ⁢was⁣ stained with blood.

Background ⁣of the Case

The body of Subhadra (73) of Kanayannoor Harmony Homes Chakala Math, who went missing ‌from Kochi on August 4, was found ⁣buried in the ‌premises of Kalavoor Korthussery where Mathews and Sharmila lived.

Subhadra’s⁤ son‍ Radhakrishnan had lodged a complaint ⁣with⁢ the police that Subhadra was​ missing. The investigation revealed that Subhadra was killed deliberately ​by the couple, who ‍had taken her to Kortussery house as a strategy.

The third accused had given Subhadra the pills⁣ her son​ was taking to cure depression from Reynolds for three⁤ consecutive days and ⁢stole the gold. When she regained ‌consciousness on August 7,​ Subhadra demanded the gold back, threatening to ⁢report‌ to the police, which led ‍to her murder and burial.

A police team caught the couple ⁢from a friend’s house in Manipal, while the deputy sheriff arrested Reynolds from⁢ his‍ house.