Man arrested from West Bengal for Attappady double murder
Police have arrested a man from West Bengal in connection with the murder of a woman and her child in Attappady, Kerala. The suspect was tracked down after investigators linked a sack used to transport the bodies to a local shop.
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The police on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) arrested Provath Das from West Bengal in connection with the murder of a woman and her four-year-old child in Attappady.
Das has reportedly confessed to killing the woman and her child whose decapitated bodies were found in sacks in the Bhavani river at Cheerakkadavu on Sunday (September 6, 2026). Local residents who had gone to graze cattle found the sacks and alerted the police.
The police identified the dead as Pranitha, 25, and Johitha, 4, both from West Bengal. The identification was made based on the statement by the accused.
Das reportedly told the police that the woman and child were not his wife and daughter. He said he had known them for only two months.
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