Thiruvathukkal double murder case accused Amit held in Thrissur

KOTTAYAM: Amit of Assam, the accused in the Thiruvathukkal double murder case, has been arrested. He was arrested from Thrissur’s Mala. Amit had worked in the house and auditorium of Vijayakumar, whom he killed, for three years. Meanwhile, he was arrested for stealing the phones of Vijayakumar and his wife and used them to extort money. He was in jail for five and a half months in this case. When he was in jail, his wife had deserted him. It is believed that enmity due to this may have led him to commit the murders.

The fingerprints found on the axe used to kill Vijayakumar had proved to be that of Amit’s. The fingerprint collected when Amit was arrested in the theft case matched with the fingerprint on the axe. Fingerprints were found in various places, including the door of the house and inside the house. This was confirmed on a detailed examination by fingerprint experts.

It is assessed that the murder was hatched for days and then executed. Amit had been staying in a lodge in the city since last Saturday. In the meantime, he observed the area around Vijayakumar's house several times. He vacated the room Monday morning. In the evening, he reached Kottayam railway station, took a platform ticket and entered inside. He went to commit the murder at night. The police got the CCTV footage of Amit coming out of the lodge and going to the railway station.

Meantime, the bodies of Vijayakumar and Meera, after the postmortem at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital, have been shifted to the mortuary f a private hospital in Vadavathur. The bodies will be laid to rest after the arrival of their daughter, who is abroad.

Vijayakumar and Meera were found murdered yesterday morning. Vijayakumar's body was lying in the hall of the house and Meera's in the bedroom. When the maid arrived in the morning, she found both lying dead. They were bleeding profusely. There were also injuries on their faces caused by weapons. A special team led by the Kottayam DySP is investigating the case. Vijayakumar is the owner of an auditorium called Indraprastha and other business establishments.