Vijayakumar and Meera, who were found murdered at their residence near Thiruvathukkal, Kottayam.
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The police team probing the Thiruvathukkal double murder case has apprehended the prime suspect, a man from Assam.
The accused, Amit Urang, a native of Assam who had been working in Kottayam, was taken into custody by a team led by District Police Chief Shahul Hameed. According to officials, Amit, after committing the murders, fled the scene and travelled from one place to another across multiple districts. He travelled by train from Kottayam to Ernakulam and then boarded a bus to Perumbavoor. from there, he attempted to reach Thrissur by another bus. However, his movements were closely tracked and the police finally caught up with him in Mala, in Thrissur district.
“Soon after the murders, he checked into a lodge near Kottayam railway station in the early hours of the morning. From there, he continued his escape to Perumbavoor and beyond,” a police official said.
The breakthrough came when the police began piecing together his travel route using digital clues. The accused had used the mobile phone of one of the victims, Vijayakumar, which proved to be his undoing.
“The suspect’s use of Google services and Gmail on Vijayakumar’s phone played a critical role in tracing his location,” said an official. “We were able to follow his digital trail and stay right behind him as he tried to vanish.”
Vijayakumar, a business man and his wife Meera were found murdered in their home at Thiruvathukkal on Tuesday morning. Both were discovered in separate rooms, lying in pools of blood, their faces bearing deep wounds inflicted by a sharp weapon.
Further investigation revealed that Amit had earlier been arrested and remanded for nearly five months in a case of financial theft using Vijayakumar’s phone. During his time in jail, his girl friend parted ways with him, which the investigators believe may have contributed to his motive for the gruesome killings.
Published – April 23, 2025 12:05 pm IST
