PERINTHALMANNA: A man has been taken into custody for killing his wife. The youth taken into custody has been identified as Muhammed Rafeeq (35) of Mannarkkad. The victim is Fathima Fahana (30), only daughter of Kunjalavi of Elamkulam and Nafeesa.

Rafeeq was taken into custody with his wife's ornaments from his house in Vattambalam, Mannarkkad. The reason for the murder is not clear. The accused is being interrogated by the police. The couple was sleeping with their four-year-old daughter Fida. When Fatima's mother heard the baby's cry from the room Saturday morning, she saw Fathima's legs tied with a blanket and a cloth tightened around her neck. A cloth was also stuffed in her mouth. Though the woman alive was rushed to the hospital, her life could not be saved. Rafeeq is a cook in the hotel. Forensic fingerprint experts from Tirur have collected evidence.