Thiruvananthapuram: In the incident where the body of a Malayali youth was found inside a car parked on the road in Kaliyikavila border area, indications are coming out that a gang of gangsters came to extort money. The police have received a clear CCTV footage of a person getting out of the car after seeing the body of a 44-year-old native of Thiruvananthapuram Malayankeezhu. It is clear that one is moving forward. He has a bag in his hand. He was walking with what appeared to be a lame leg. According to reports, the Tamil Nadu police have started an investigation based on the CCTV footage.
Meanwhile, there is a suspicion that a gang is behind the murder. His wife told the media that Deepu said that a gangster had called him earlier demanding Rs. Called again and asked for 5 lakhs but was not given. The wife also revealed that she threatened Deepu to endanger her children if she did not pay.
The body was found yesterday during a patrol by the Tamil Nadu Police. The Tamil Nadu police noticed the vehicle lying in an unusual condition at 11.45 pm. The body was found when the police inspected the car with the indicator on and the bonnet open. The dead body was on the driver’s seat with the seat belt on. Blood was pooling inside the car. The initial information given by the police is that the person who was with Deepu in the car, or a group of people sat behind him and killed him with a weapon.
Deepu’s friends, employees and close associates and gangsters are being investigated. It is also reported that one person is in custody. The investigation has also extended to whether the person seen in the footage was killed, or whether there were more people. The investigation is progressing on the basis of the preliminary assessment that it was a planned murder to steal Rs 10 lakh from Dipu. The man got out of the car and walked as if he was lame. Either the leg may have been injured in a car crash. Or the police concluded that he might be a lame person. Deepu returned from Malainkeezhu at 6 pm yesterday. 10 lakhs was kept in hand to buy JCB. He was told at home that he would go to Coimbatore and Chennai. Relatives say that the reason they came through Kaliyikawila was that a friend who knew how to drive JCB was here.
Deepu has own Malayat crusher unit in Thiruvananthapuram. The statement given by the family is that they went to buy JCB etc. to start a new crusher. The investigation is headed by Takala SP. On the way, the relatives got information that a person got into the car at Neyyatinkara. It is also included in the scope of police investigation.
