Thiruvananthapuram: The mass homicide allegedly carried out by a 23-year-old man at Venjaramoodu right here was “brutal” and there’s “proof of drug use” by the accused, police mentioned on Tuesday.
A senior police officer mentioned that the victims, together with the accused’s 13-year-old brother, had grievous accidents to their heads.
On being requested by reporters whether or not the accused used medicine, the officer replied, “There’s proof of drug use. The precise nature of the drug may be ascertained solely after scientific examination.”
In accordance with the police, the accused — Afan — claimed to have killed six individuals, however his mom survived the assault on her and is presently hospitalised.
The opposite victims had been Afan’s grandmother, a younger girl mentioned to be his lover, his paternal uncle and the latter’s spouse.
The stays of Afan’s grandmother, brother, uncle and aunt had been handed over to the household after completion of submit mortem and had been stored on public show on the accused’s grandmother’s house at Pangode for relations and neighbours to pay their final respects.
A whole bunch, together with shut mates, relations and neighbours turned as much as see the victims’ stays for the final time and lots of could possibly be seen breaking into tears.
Thereafter, the victims’ stays had been laid to relaxation within the night on the Pangode Juma Masjid.
The funeral rites of Afan’s girlfriend Farsana had been carried out at her house after which her stays had been laid to relaxation on the Kattumurakkal Juma Masjid in Chirayinkeezhu within the night.
Earlier within the day, police mentioned that makes an attempt appeared to have been made to open the cabinets at Afan’s paternal uncle’s house, but it surely was but to be ascertained if something was lacking.
The mass homicide happened throughout three homes, reportedly separated by round 20-25 kilometers, within the Venjaramoodu space close to the state capital.
Afan is suspected to have travelled from one home to the opposite on his bike to hold out the murders, police mentioned, however didn’t formally disclose the precise sequence wherein he allegedly carried out the killings.
State Meals and Civil Provides Minister G R Anil, who visited one of many homicide websites, mentioned the killings seem like “merciless and pre-meditated” and never carried out within the warmth of the second.
On the identical time he additionally mentioned that there needs to be “no preconceived notions” in regards to the incident.
In the meantime, neighbours and relations claimed that Afan was a very good natured, delicate mannered and comfortable spoken particular person.
Not one of the relations or neighbours might imagine that the accused might commit the murders.
A lady who runs a tea-shop close to Afan’s house informed a TV channel on Tuesday that the accused cherished his brother and used to care for him.
“I can not imagine he did it. He was a very good boy. There’s not a single unhealthy factor we will say about him. Noticed his (accused) youthful brother yesterday afternoon additionally. Didn’t know what had occurred until the police arrived,” she mentioned.
Comparable responses got here from different neighbours and relations who couldn’t imagine Afan carried out the killings.
Afan’s arrest is but to be recorded by the police as he’s presently hospitalised on the Thiruvananthapuram medical faculty after he claimed to have consumed poison.
Police haven’t but formally divulged particulars of the case together with the motive behind the murders and the weapon used for finishing up the killings.
Nonetheless, some information stories declare that monetary disaster within the household was the motive behind the killings and that Afan allegedly used a hammer to hold out the murders.
The incident got here to mild when Afan appeared on the Venjaramoodu police station on Monday night and confessed to finishing up the murders.
