THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The murder of a woman, Rakhimol (30) in Amboori by a group involving a soldier was done after thorough planning. It was after one month that the case got unravelled. The complaint regarding the disappearance of the woman was lodged after several days. However, the police investigation was backed with scientific assistance which lead to the accused. The tower location of Rakhi’s mobile phone was near Akhilesh’s residence in Vellarada. The police then checked the phone call details of Akhilesh aka Akku, who was Rakhi’s lover. It was found that Akhilesh called Rakhi on the day of the incident and then after that.

The interrogation of Adarsh, friend and neighbour of Akhilesh-the prime accused, exposed shocking details regarding this case. The call details proved to be key as it lead to Akhil.
Adarsh revealed that the murder was done on the allegation that Rakhimol tried to break up Akhilesh’s marriage. On July 21, Akhilesh told Rakhimol that he wanted to meet her. Later, Akhilesh in a car with his brother Rahul and friend Adarsh, took Rakhimol to Vellarada. Around 7 pm, they stopped near a house construction site at Thattamukku. Inside the car, tempers flared as Akhilesh made a scuffle regarding his marriage. As per Adarsh, Akhilesh and Rahul choked Rakhi to death. In order to cover up Rakhi’s scream, the car was revved. After confirming her death, she was dumped naked into a pit that was already dug up during the daytime.

To avoid odour of a decaying body, salt was sprinkled all over the woman’s dead body for fast decomposition. To avoid doubts, areca palms were planted around that property. The body was covered at a blind spot of the property as many didn’t notice the pit. Frequent rains washed away any proofs of a recently dug up hole. Also, there were suspicions as the Akhilesh’s father and others used to engage in farming here. Few days after the murder, Akhilesh returned to the army camp for duty. As there were no queries or news regarding the disappearance of the woman, even after several days, Akhilesh was confident that the police would never search for him.

After recovering the woman’s body on the basis of Adarsh’s statement, the police contacted the commander of the military camp where Adarsh works. The police will set off for Akhilesh today, who is in military custody. The police are also in search of Rahul, who is in hiding after the police began the investigation. The car used in the murder was also found. After forensics, Rakhi’s body will be handed over to the family.