PATHANAMTHITTA: Noushad (36), who went missing from Kalanjoor Padam in Pathanamthitta one and a half years ago, was found from Thodupuzha. He was brought to the DySp office and he later talked to the media.

He said that he had some issues with his wife Afsana. Noushad told police that he still doesn’t understand why his wife Afsana said that she had murdered me. He said that he escaped from her hands fearing for his life. He said that his wife constantly tortured her. She along with some others used to harass him brutally. He said that he did not know that the case in his name had become such an incident and that he had not contacted his family for about a year and a half.

The police had received information that he had been staying in Thodupuzha for a few days. Later, the police found him at one place during the investigation. During interrogation, he admitted that he was Noushad. He was doing some work in Thommankuth near Thodupuzha.

His wife Afsana had told police that she had killed her husband. Taking into account her statement, the police examined many places for his body yesterday. She also said that she wants to bring her husband back. This led the police to suspect that Noushad was alive.

Afsana arrested has been remanded. The police will file a plea seeking her custody. She keeps retracting her statements now and then. Her latest statement was that she carried the body in an auto with the help of her friend. Following that, the auto driver was questioned. However, the driver told police that he doesn’t have an auto. He was released after interrogation.