KANNUR: Sujay (31), a native of Mahalingapuram, and his wife Reshma (25), a native of Kottayam, were arrested by the police in Kannur in the case of stabbing a second-year B.Com student to death in a flat in Pollachi. The duo, who were absconding in a private residence in Thavakkara, were nabbed by Kannur Town CI PA Binumohan and SI Nagaraj of the Tamil Nadu Crime Squad police team around 2 am yesterday following a tip-off received by Kannur ACP TK Ratnakumar.

The couple killed Sujay's ex-girlfriend Subbalakshmi at their flat in Pollachi Mahalingapuram on the 2nd. The marriage between Sujay and Reshma took place ten months ago, during which Subbalakshmi was constantly threatening them. It was found that the duo called Subbalakshmi to their flat in Mahalingapuram and killed her. After the murder, the accused reached Kozhikode via Palakkad, Malappuram, Karinkallathani, and then reached Kannur and stayed at a lodge. Their bike was found yesterday morning in front of the lodge near the Muthappan temple while the investigation was continuing with the help of surveillance cameras in the area and the cyber cell. The accused who were staying in room 205 of the lodge were arrested and handed over to the Tamil Nadu police later.