KOTTAYAM: One more person has been reportedly taken into custody in connection with the murder of a house woman in Kottayam. He is said to be a Kumarakom native who has connection with the woman’s family.

The police say he is the main accused, who killed the house woman. More details about the murder will be known only if he is questioned.

The police say he might have been the person who fled the scene in a car after committing the murder and he was closely associated with the woman’s family.

Since Tuesday, he has been under the close watch of the police.

Besides him, police have arrested seven more persons. The accused was identified with the help of the CCTV visuals from the petrol pump at Alappuzha-Kotttayam border.

The police had earlier said that robbery was not the only motive behind the murder. The police have not let out exact reasons for the murder.

The police had earlier questioned about eight persons including Chit fund owners and it was from them that the police got information about the ‘main’ accused.

Kottayam Thazhathangadi Parappadam Shani Manzil resident Sheeba (60) was found murdered on Monday at her house. Her husband Muhammad Sali is under treatment in Kottayam Medical College. His condition is serious.