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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 Muhammadali's custodial interrogation. Police are also reviewing Muhammadali's mental health history after his brother Paulose claimed he may suffer from psychological issues. Medical records indicate that Muhammadali underwent treatment at Vijaya Hospital in Kozhikode in 2015 and subsequently at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital in 2016. Police are in the process of collecting these records. In the Koodaranji case, the post-mortem report of the victim noted the presence of sand and mud in the lungs, suggesting possible drowning. Local residents recalled that three days after the death, a group of four men visited the area, asking if the deceased might be the son of one of them. Thiruvambady police are now trying to trace this group. Residents also remember that many of the casual labourers working in Koodaranji during the 1980s were from Palakkad, and investigators are following leads in that direction. In the Vellayil Beach case, police are attempting to locate a man known as 'Kanjavu Babu', who was reportedly with Muhammadali at the time of the alleged crime. Criminal records from that period are being examined to see if his name appears in official documents. The unidentified youth from Iritty One of the victims allegedly murdered by Muhammadali is believed to have been from Iritty. According to Devassya, a resident of Koodaranji, who had hired a group of young men from Iritty, including the victim, the man had worked at their site for just two days before his death. His identity remains unknown as no personal details were recorded. The youth reportedly died after falling into a shallow canal, and the post-mortem report attributed the cause of death to the presence of sand and mud in his lungs. Devassya recalls that months after the incident, a man claiming to be the victim's father visited Koodaranji in search of his missing son.
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: 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 fil ...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 >
Malappuram: A day after Kerala reported its sixth death due to amoebic meningoencephalitis, a 10-year-old girl from Areekode in Malappuram tested positive for the deadly infection. She is currently undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital. The child, who fell ill after bathing in a swimming pool two weeks ago, was first admitted to Manjeri Government Medical College Hospital before being shifted to Kozhikode. At present, a total of 11 patients are undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College after testing positive for the brain-eating amoeba. Meanwhile, a na ...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 >