KATTAPPANA: Suma, wife of Vijayan who was killed in the controversial double murder case, was arrested by police on Monday. Police reached the shelter home where Suma is now staying to record the arrest. The accused was produced in court and remanded.

Vijayan's wife who was in police custody from the initial stage of the investigation was shifted to a shelter home after her mental state deteriorated. A counselling session was given and Suma’s health improved gradually. The police then did an interrogation session with Suma and confirmed her involvement in the murder. Suma was made the third accused in the case for conspiring to kill and bury Vijayan.

In 2023, after a verbal dispute, Vijayan was smacked on his head by Nitish, a native of Puthenpurackal. Nitish was living along with the family for a long. The two then buried the body safely after demolishing the floor of their rented house in Kakkattukada.

On March 2 2024, Police while investigating a robbery case that took place in a workshop in Kattappana inadvertently received threads about the double murder. In another case that took place in 2016, Vijayan and Nitish are accused of killing Vijayan’s daughter’s newborn.

In the double murder case, Vijayan’s son Vishnu is the second accused. Vishnu is also involved in the strangulation case.