3-member family arrested for murder in Ernakulam’s Chelad
The Hindu
The victim’s body was found on Monday morning and the event initially got passed off as a road accident
A three-member family was arrested by the Kothamangalam police in connection with a murder, which was initially passed off as an accident death.
The arrested were identified as Eldhose aka Kochappa, 27, his father Joy, 58, and mother Molly, 55, of Pindimana. They stand accused of murdering Eldhose, who ran a studio by the name Seven Arts in Chelad.
Police said that the victim had given Mr. Kochappa, largely unemployed, a loan of ₹3 lakh. The victim had been reportedly demanding his money back, following which Mr. Kochappa invited him to his house in the guise of settling it on Sunday night.
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