Murder of Reshma in Pallivasal: Youth suspected to be accused commits suicide

IDUKKI: A youth suspected to be accused for stabbing to death a 17-year-old girl at Pallivasal in Adimali has been found dead. The youth identified as Arun, a relative of the girl, was found hanging near the power house in Pallivasal. His body was found a kilometre away from where the girl's body was found. It was the land owner who informed the police.

Reshma, a student of Bison Valley Higher Secondary School, was found stabbed to death on Friday night. Her parents had lodged a complaint with the Vellathooval police after she did not return home from school. In a search conducted later, she was found stabbed. Though she was taken to the hospital, her life could not be saved. The police had obtained CCTV footages of Arun, a native of Kothamangalam, accompanying Reshma from school. He committed suicide when a search was on to trace him. According to police, the two were in love.