THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The murder of the woman by a team including a soldier in Amboori was a planned one, according to the police. The incident of murdering Rakhimol (30), daughter of Rajan alias Mohan of Poovar Puthankada and then burying her in the pit dug earlier on the plot of Akhilesh Nair has been unveiled. When police questioned Adarsh, Akhilesh’s neighbour and friend, shocking details were revealed.

A fight over Akhil’s impending marriage led to the murder. On June 21, she left her house telling her parents that she was returning to her workplace in Ernakulam. She later met her lover Akhilesh at Neyyattinkara, from there they travelled to his under-construction house in Amboori in a car. Akhilesh’s brother Rahul and Adarsh were also in the car. Adarsh told police that Akhilesh and Rakhimol had a fight in the car over the former’s impending marriage and soon he and his brother Rahul strangulated her to death.

Adarsh also said they raised the accelerator so that her scream will not be heard outside. After confirming her death in the car, they straight went to Akhilesh’s house at Amboori. They buried the naked body in the pit dug two days before. Adarsh told police that they strew salt on the body so that the body decomposes fast and foul smell will not emanate. In order to avoid suspicion, arecanut saplings were planted on top of the pit. The pit was dug on a curved place of the plot where the building is being constructed. The depth of the pit cannot be seen as the plot is a bit curved. Nobody suspected anything as Akhilesh parents used to come here for agricultural farming and the rains in between showed no signs of the pit dug.

Akhilesh left for his workplace after days of the crime. He presented liquor and cash to Adarsh as a token of gift for helping him in the crime and for keeping it a secret.

Her parents had no information of her after she left home on June 21st. They thought she would be at her workplace in Ernakulam. They later came to know that she had not reached there. Following that, they lodged a complaint at the Poovar Police station. Her decaying body was recovered based on the information garnered from Adarsh.