KOCHI: In the Muvattupuzha double murder case, the accused, Gopal Malik (20) who lived with the victims has been arrested in Odisha. He will be brought to Muvattupuzha soon. Before committing the crime, the accused had booked a ticket to Odisha and fled after the murder. The police located him using mobile phone tower data.

Two Assamese workers, Mahanta Swargiari (30) and Dipankar Basumathari (31), employees of a wood mill were found murdered in Adooparambu on Sunday. Their bodies were found at the residence around 2:30 in the afternoon with deep neck wounds. One of the victims was unreachable on his phone and his wife had been trying to contact him since yesterday morning. The mill owner's representatives arrived at the scene and found the deceased ones.