Kin arrested for alleged murder of dairy farmer in Kozhikode
Kozhikode police have arrested a 21-year-old man for the murder of a local dairy farmer, ruling out initial theories of a narcotics-related motive. The investigation concluded that the crime was driven by a personal grudge held by the victim's relative.
Why it matters
The case illustrates the importance of forensic investigation in correcting initial public assumptions regarding crime motives.
The Kozhikode City police on Tuesday (July 21) arrested a youth in connection with the alleged murder of a dairy farmer, B. Biju, 38, at his residence near the Palayam bus stand. The investigation, supervised by District Police Chief (Kozhikode City) A.P. Shoukathali, revealed that personal grudge, and not narcotics rivalry, was the motive behind the crime.
According to police sources, the accused, identified as T.M. Deepak, 21, had deep resentment after Biju recently attempted to get him medical treatment for mental illness. He was also a close relative of the victim and was waiting for a chance to endanger the man, the police said.
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