Cops intensify probe into womans murder

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe investigation into the cold-blooded murder of housewife Shoji on Wednesday at Mathirappilly near Kothamangalam, points finger at her husband Shaji’s involvement in the crime.However, the investigation is also being extended to the culprits recently released from jails, and the migrant labour population in the area, the police said.The investigation team questioned Shaji and his shop assistant Bindu. As the team was not able to pull out any substantial evidence, the team decided to go in for scientific means, seeking the help of finger-print experts and the cyber cell.The police have not been able to determine the kind of weapon that has been used for committing the crime. The post-mortem examination has indicated that Shoji was killed by a weapon that was dug deep into the back. After the victim fell down, her neck was slit and severed to confirm the death. The inability to indentify the weapon has hindered the progress of the investigation, and the police are of the opinion that the absence of evidence is due to the impeccable planning the killer had charted days ahead of the act.According to Shaji, the ornaments which were worn by the victim at the time of death and the gold weighing about 30 sovereigns, were stolen by the time he returned home.The police have not taken this version into confidence. The police are extending the inquiry to private loan agencies, gold mortgagers and banks in the town and nearby areas, to find out whether the ornaments have been mortgaged or kept elsewhere.first published:August 13, 2012, 12:22 ISTlast updated:August 13, 2012, 12:22 IST
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The investigation into the cold-blooded murder of housewife Shoji on Wednesday at Mathirappilly near Kothamangalam, points finger at her husband Shaji’s involvement in the crime.

However, the investigation is also being extended to the culprits recently released from jails, and the migrant labour population in the area, the police said.

The investigation team questioned Shaji and his shop assistant Bindu. As the team was not able to pull out any substantial evidence, the team decided to go in for scientific means, seeking the help of finger-print experts and the cyber cell.

The police have not been able to determine the kind of weapon that has been used for committing the crime. The post-mortem examination has indicated that Shoji was killed by a weapon that was dug deep into the back. After the victim fell down, her neck was slit and severed to confirm the death. The inability to indentify the weapon has hindered the progress of the investigation, and the police are of the opinion that the absence of evidence is due to the impeccable planning the killer had charted days ahead of the act.

According to Shaji, the ornaments which were worn by the victim at the time of death and the gold weighing about 30 sovereigns, were stolen by the time he returned home.

The police have not taken this version into confidence. The police are extending the inquiry to private loan agencies, gold mortgagers and banks in the town and nearby areas, to find out whether the ornaments have been mortgaged or kept elsewhere.