Kerala man kills wife, buries body in courtyard; arrested after 18 months
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Kochi: Police arrested a 48-year-old man nearly one and half years after he allegedly killed and buried his wife in the courtyard of his home in Ernakulam.
The accused Sajeev’s wife Ramya went missing in August 2021 based on his complaint with Njarakkal police in February 2022.
Sajeev had been under surveillance of a Special Investigation Team for over a year since the mysterious disappearance of Ramya.
The team closely watched him as he feigned ignorance, and went on gathering scientific evidence to prosecute him.
The preliminary investigation suggests that Sajeev brutally killed his wife Ramya following an argument over her phone calls.
She was buried near their house in Edavanakkad village. The accused continued to stay in the house after committing the murder over a year ago.
The remains were found in the courtyard of the house, they said.
The accused was preparing for another marriage after convincing his relatives and locals that his wife had left with someone else.
Sajeev had lodged a complaint with the Njarackal police in February last year, claiming that Ramya had gone missing in August, 2021.
The SIT, constituted to probe the case, closely followed the movements of Sajeev who had pretended that he didn't know anything.
However, the accused was arrested following a scientific investigation, police added.
PTI with inputs from other sources