KOLLAM: The police team investigating the death of Nishana (Sumayya, 25) has found that she was strangled to death by her husband. Nisam committed the murder in order to live with his girlfriend. Nisam was arrested by the Kottiyam police.

Sumayya was found lying unconscious in the house on Saturday morning. Following this, Nisam called his neighbours and took Sumayya to a nearby clinic and later to a hospital in the city. She died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment.

Nisam had told his neighbours that Sumayya was lying unconscious when he saw her on Saturday morning. He repeated this to the police as well. He remained firm in his statement even when he was taken into custody on suspicion. However, the post-mortem report revealed that the cause of death was severe damage to the trachea when a cloth was tied around her neck. With this, the police confirmed that Nisam was behind the incident. Forensic experts searched the house and found the shawl that was used to strangle her. Nisam finally confessed to the police when they questioned him again based on evidence. Nisam said that he strangled Sumayya to live with his girlfriend.

Kottiyam police said that Nisam, who runs a gold covering company in Umayanallur, used to quarrel with Sumayya over his intimacy with another woman. On the day of the incident, he tied Sumayya's neck with a shawl during an argument. Sumayya fainted and was rushed to the hospital.