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Kozhikode: The Vengara police station in Malappuram witnessed an unusual incident recently -- a man arrived and confessed to a murder he had committed 39 years ago, when he was just 14 years old. The man, Muhammadali (54), unburdened himself of a secret he had carried for decades by revealing everything to the police. However, his confession presented a new challenge for investigators: who was the victim? According to the statement given by Muhammadali, he had killed a youth whose body was found in a canal in Koodaranji in 1986. Based on his statement, the Thiruvambady police traced crime file number 116/86 from old records and reopened the investigation. Muhammadali approached the Vengara police station on June 5 this year to confess his role in the death of the unidentified youth in Koodaranji, Kozhikode district. He explained that the recent death of his elder son and an accident involving his younger son had triggered intense remorse over the murder he committed as a teenager. He also took police to the location in Koodaranji where he claimed the crime had occurred. The murder took place in late November 1986. At the time, Muhammadali was working as a labourer on a plot owned by a man named Devassy in Koodaranji, when an unidentified youth allegedly tried to attack him. Muhammadali said he resisted the attempt and kicked the youth into a nearby canal. He fled the scene and learned of the youth's drowning only two days later. After the body was discovered, police filed a case of natural death, as local residents reported that the deceased was known to have epilepsy. The victim remained unidentified, as no relatives came forward to claim the body. The police eventually closed the case and disposed of the body as that of an unidentified person. Following Muhammadali's confession, police registered a case against him and took him into custody. A team led by Thiruvambady Circle Inspector of Police K. Prajeesh is now examining old files at the RDO (Revenue Divisional Office) and archived newspaper reports to identify the deceased. Locals speculated that the victim might have been a native of Iritty or Palakkad. So far, the only clue investigators have found is a brief news report published in the Malayala Manorama newspaper on December 5, 1986. The report, titled "Body Found," stated: "Koodaranji: The body of a youth was found in a small canal in the paddy field behind the Mission Hospital. The youth appeared to be around 20 years old." Now, the police have to begin a fresh probe based on this limited information.
Kozhikode: Muhammadali, a native of Vengara in Malappuram who earlier confessed to a murder committed in 1986, has now made another startling revelation. According to his latest statement, he was involved in a second killing -- this time in 1989 at Vellayil Beach in Kozhikode. Police have confirmed that a case matching Muhammadali's latest confession was indeed registered at the Nadakkavu police station on September 24, 1989. The following day, Malayala Manorama published a report about the recovery of an unidentified male body near the beach. A special investigation squad, led by Town Assist ...Read More >
Kozhikode: Police teams from two districts have reopened investigations into two decades-old murder cases after a confession by 54-year-old Muhammadali, who claimed he was involved in the killings before he turned 18. The Kozhikode City Police Commissioner has formed a seven-member squad to probe the discovery of an unidentified body at Vellayil Beach in 1989. Simultaneously, Thiruvambady police have widened their investigation into the death of a man at Koodaranji in 1986, extending the probe to Iritty and Palakkad. Meanwhile, Vengara police in Malappuram have begun steps to secure Muhammada ...Read More >
KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carrying a saffron flag on the dais at the Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram as the reason for withdrawing ...Read More >
Kozhikode : In a shocking revelation - a death that had occurred 39 years ago and once dismissed as an accidental one has now been reclassified as a murder. A man from Malappuram walked into a police station and confessed to the crime he had committed 39 years ago. Muhammadali (54), a native of Vengara, Malappuram, showed up at the Vengara police station claiming responsibility for the 1986 death of a young man whose body was found in a pond near Koodaranji Angadi, Kozhikode. The incident, which occurred when Muhammadali was just 14 years old, had long been considered an accidental death lik ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jul 5 (PTI) Muhammadali who had last month confessed to killing someone in 1986, when he was a teenager, had committed another murder three years after that, police said on Saturday. A senior officer of Kozhikode police said that after the accused confessed to both murders in June, an FIR under section 302 IPC was registered right then in connection with the 1986 incident and he was remanded in judicial custody. "But his claims regarding the second alleged murder are yet to be verified," he said. The officer also said that according to the accused's brother, Muhammadali ...Read More >
Kozhikode/Kochi: As the investigation into the confessions of Muhammadali of Vengara regarding a murder committed 39 years ago gains momentum, crucial leads now suggest that the victim in the Koodaranji case may have been a native of a village near the Palakkad-Tamil Nadu border. The fresh clues came to light from the testimony of O P Thomas, who served as the Sub-Inspector at Thiruvambady police station in 1986 and retired from service as a DySP. According to Thomas, a relative had arrived to claim the body at the time and identified the deceased as Sivan. The man, who spoke Tamil, said Siva ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 52-year-old man named Muhammadali walked into a police station in Vengara, Malappuram district of Kerala on Friday, confessing to a killing he claims to have committed as a 14-year-old in 1986. He revealed that the burden of guilt became unbearable after recent personal tragedies struck his family.Muhammadali told police he was working on Devassya's property in Koodaranji village, Kozhikode district, when the incident occurred. He said a man tried to harass him, and in self-defense, he kicked the man who fell into a nearby stream.The teenager fled the scene in panic but returned t ...Read More >