Kalamassery (Kerala) : A post-graduation student Anuja (23) was found dead in her rented house on Friday night. Her live-in partner Khalim was taken into police custody.
Anuja (23), the daughter of Puthusseriparambil Ashok Kumar and Shailaja, was in the final year of her MA political science course at the Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. She had been staying with Valiyakath Khalim (34) from Chavakkad near Thrissur.
Khalim is the prime accused in the murder of Manikandan, a Yuva Morcha activist at Vadakkekkatt near Thrissur, the police said. He has also been accused of an attempt to murder. The police said he is married and has children.
Khalim informed the police of Anuja’s death by 8.30 pm on Friday. He said he found Anuja hanging in the bedroom when he returned home. Her head was tonsured. Khalim said he shaved off Anuja’s hair after she told him to do so. She had earlier donated hair for cancer patients, relatives said.
Ashok said he let Anuja live with Khalim after he promised to marry her. Shailaja had rented the house for her daughter near the Hill Valley School at Unichira a little over a month ago. Anuja and Khalim had been living together at Pachalam for a year before that.
Anuja’s parents have been living in Edappally for 10 years. The family is originally from Pulamanthol near Perinthalmanna.
The police said they have no proof to suggest that Anuja and Khalim were married. They met on Facebook, Ashok said.
Anuja was preparing to write civil service exams, he added. The body has been sent to the Alappuzha Medical College for post mortem. The cremation will be held at Edappally on Sunday.
Meanwhile, activists of the BJP and Hindu Aikya Vedi blocked Aluva Additional Tahsildar P.B. Sunil Lal as they alleged that no senior officers have reached the spot. The standoff was eased after RDO S. Suhas and Assistant Police Commissioner Bijo Alexander arrived.
Alexander said any inference about Anuja’s death can be arrived at only after the police get the post mortem report. He also said Khalim has to be interrogated further.
Source : Manoramaonline
