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LATVIAN TOURIST WAS DRUGGED, RAPED AND MURDERED: KERALA DGP

TNN / Updated: May 4, 2018, 10:51 IST
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Police searching for evidence at the crime spot

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police on Thursday recorded the arrest of two men in
connection with the rape and murder of a Latvian tourist whose body was found
from a mangrove at Panathura near Kovalam two weeks ago.
State police chief Loknath Behera said the woman was drugged, raped and
murdered.
The two accused, Umesh (28) and Udayan (24), both residents of Panathura, are
habitual offenders and have been involved in criminal cases, including cases
under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act. Umesh has been
involved in 13 cases and Udayan in six.
Behera said the accused met the Latvian woman when she reached Kovalam from
Pothencode on March 14. The rape and subsequent death too happened on the same
day. The accused allegedly lured her by offering drugs and took her to the
mangrove forest. They raped her and when she resisted, they murdered her by
strangulation, he said.


"The case was a homicide and it was unfortunately brutal. It should not have
happened to any women," the DGP said adding that it was not proper to divulge
more details of the assault as the police were yet to a file a report before the
court.
"The accused tried to make it look like a suicide. But our officers proved them
wrong," Behera said adding that the police have also collected significant
scientific evidences against the accused, though initially the investigation was
mostly based on circumstantial evidences.
The accused will be produced before the court on Friday.
IG (Thiruvananthapuram) Manoj Abraham said it was tough to find evidences as the
woman's decomposed body was recovered more than 30 days after her death.
"But we were able to collect some relevant evidences from the spot that helped
us recreate the crime and identify the perpetrators," Abraham said.
The IG added that the police had taken as many as 12 people into custody on
suspicion and had questioned them. They zeroed in on the two accused by
eliminating others after several rounds of questioning.
The two accused have been charged under Sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and
20(b) of the NDPS Act.
The state police chief has also announced the badge of honour for detective
excellence for all the officers involved in the investigation.

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   Ramesh Chandra1478 days ago
   Dogs own counntry??
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 * THOMAS CHEENATH
   
   Thomas CheenathIndia1478 days ago
   Kerala police can really compete with detectives of Scotland, but
   unfortunately the criminals escape laws with the connivance of the
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