Idukki: Sunil Kumar alias Shan, a native of Vandiperiyar Mlamala, has been arrested in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy with a hammer at Anachal Amakandam. According to the office of the district police chief, the accused was caught by the investigation team in the Muthuvankudi area around 7 pm on Sunday.
Abdul Fattah Rayhan, the son of the Riyaz-Safia couple, was killed Sunday morning. He is the husband of the sister of the mother of the deceased Abdul Fattah Rayhan. Abdul Fattah Rayhan and his mother Safia were sleeping in their house in on Saturday. Abdul Fattah’s elder sister, a 15 – year – old girl, slept with her grandmother Zainaba in a nearby house. According to police, the accused first attacked Abdul Fattah and his mother Safia with a hammer. He then went to the house where the 15-year-old girl and her grandmother Zainaba were sleeping and attacked them. The 15-year-old girl, who escaped, went to a nearby house in the morning and informed the outside world about the murder.
