PALAKKAD: Police have found a half-empty poison bottle and the billhook used in the murder from the house of Chenthamara, the accused in the case of killing the mother and son in Nenmara, Palakkad. The poison bottle was found during a police search at Chenthamara's house. The poison bottle was found near the billhook. Chenthamara's brother Radha has been taken into custody by the police. The police had received information that the accused had gone to his brother's house after the murder.

The police have intensified the search for the accused. The police are conducting a search using a drone in the Pothundi foothills. The police have also expanded the investigation to Tamil Nadu. A seven-member team is conducting a search in the Pothundi area. The accused escaped after leaving his phone behind.

The state intelligence report has revealed that there was a serious lapse on the part of the police in the case. The report says that not filing a case against Chenthamara, who entered the Nenmara panchayat in violation of the bail conditions, despite him issuing death threats and letting him go with just a warning was the police's lapse. Action may be taken against the Nenmara police in view of the lapse.