Prime suspect in Kottayam twin murder lands in police custody

Police apprehend prime suspect Amit Urang from Assam in Thiruvathukkal double murder case after tracking his digital trail.

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The police team probing the Thiruvathukkal double murder case has apprehended the prime suspect, a man from Assam.

The accused, Amit Urang, a native of Assam who had been working in Kottayam, was taken into custody by a team led by District Police Chief Shahul Hameed. According to officials, Amit, after committing the murders, fled the scene and travelled from one place to another across multiple districts. He travelled by train from Kottayam to Ernakulam and then boarded a bus to Perumbavoor. from there, he attempted to reach Thrissur by another bus. However, his movements were closely tracked and the police finally caught up with him in Mala, in Thrissur district.

“Soon after the murders, he checked into a lodge near Kottayam railway station in the early hours of the morning. From there, he continued his escape to Perumbavoor and beyond,” a police official said.

The breakthrough came when the police began piecing together his travel route using digital clues. The accused had used the mobile phone of one of the victims, Vijayakumar, which proved to be his undoing.

“The suspect’s use of Google services and Gmail on Vijayakumar’s phone played a critical role in tracing his location,” said an official. “We were able to follow his digital trail and stay right behind him as he tried to vanish.”

Vijayakumar, a business man and his wife Meera were found murdered in their home at Thiruvathukkal on Tuesday morning. Both were discovered in separate rooms, lying in pools of blood, their faces bearing deep wounds inflicted by a sharp weapon.