Tangasseri murder case : four arrested
3 of them directly involved in the murder
3 of them directly involved in the murder
STAFF REPORTER | The HINDU | KOLLAM, May 17, 2012
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The mystery behind the brutal murder of 39-year-old gay rights activist S. Anil on the night of May 9 at Tangasseri in the city has been solved by the Kollam police.
A team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Thomson Jose arrested four persons in this connection on Wednesday.
The police said that three of them were directly involved in the murder. They were identified as Hyder Farooq, 21, native of Mayyanad, Priyan Mani, 23, and Vishnu Chandrababu, 20, both residing in Kollam city. The fourth person N. Nahas, 21, was arrested because he was in possession of a laptop the three had allegedly stolen from Anil's house.
The police said that Anil and Farooq was a homosexual pair. Of late, Farooq got information that Anil was HIV infected and this had disturbed Farooq a lot. He then went on to conclude that he too had contracted HIV infection from Anil and it generated revenge in him. The police said that Farooq decided to take revenge by killing Anil. Farooq sought the help of his friend, Priyan, who is allegedly involved in a number of theft cases, and Vishnu, who is an accomplice of the latter. Because Anil did not entertain unknown persons, two days before the murder, Farooq introduced the two to Anil at the Kollam KSRTC bus stand.
On the fatal night, the three went to Anil's quarters and after allegedly watching pornographic video, the four decided to have some intimate private session which Anil did not doubt. Taking advantage of the situation, Farooq allegedly slit Anil's neck with a knife while the other two held him tight. To confirm that he was dead, Anil was also stabbed in the abdomen. The three then smeared the body with chilli powder from Anil's kitchen. They then took away some of the valuables from the house which included the laptop, mobile phone, camera, and cash.
The knife used for killing Anil was recovered by the police from a pond at Umayanallur. The laptop was recovered from Nahas' mobile phone shop at Kadappakada. The four were produced before a magistrate court here on Wednesday evening and remanded to the District Jail for 14 days. The police team which cracked the case included circle inspector V. Sugathan and sub-inspectors Faroz, Vinod and Jayakrishnan. Anil worked as a watchman-cum-toll collector at the Shakthikulangara Fishing Harbour.
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