Kochi : Elamakkara Police investigating the death of an Odisha native, whose body was found near the railway tracks at Puthukalavattom on Saturday, have confirmed that the man was murdered.
The deceased was Ajitha Naik, 31, a native of Ganjam district. Man held for sexual assault: Ernakulam Railway Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl aboard the Rajarajeshwari Express in Sept.
Police sources said Naik’s wife confessed to killing him and dumping his body near the railway track. Police said no deep wounds were found on the body, and there was no indication of him being hit by a train triggering an investigation. The cause of death would be clear only after receiving the postmortem report, police said. Police said the accused changed the clothes he was wearing after the crime and walked several kilometres to evade arrest. He was traced and arrested following a scientific investigation, they said. Police said an intensive investigation was under way to trace the source of the drug.
She is being questioned. The body was found during an inspection by a night-patrol team after a loco pilot alerted the police. A relative of the deceased from Kundannoor took custody of the body. The accused was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody. Irfan of Edappally, Ernakulam, was arrested by a team led by Maradu police. Irfan was produced before a court and remanded in custody.