On Tuesday, the Kerala police arrested a woman in connection with the mysterious death of four of her family members, including her two daughters and parents in north Kerala’s Pinarayi village over the last five years. Three of them died in the last four months.The case was handover to the crime branch later on Tuesday.
Local people got suspicious after they noticed the same pattern in all deaths and informed the police. Later, Police moved the court and grant permission to dig-out one of the bodies on Sunday. An autopsy exposed high traces of poison rodents in the intestine.
Police now suspect foul play after the autopsy determined high quantity aluminum phosphate in the exhumed body and took custody of the lone survivor in the house, PK Soumya. They also detained two youth of the area who were reportedly close to Soumya.
Police said the first to die was Soumya’s one-year-old daughter Keerthana in 2013 who succumbed after a bout of vomiting and diarrhea. Her sister Iswayra (6) died with same symptoms in January this year.
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However, the death of Soumya’s parents in quick succession raised doubts among neighbors. Her mother Vadavathi Kamala (68) died on March 7 and father PK Kunjikannan (76) died on April 13 with same symptoms. Separated from her husband, Soumya and her children were staying with her parents in Pinarayi, a village in Kannur district. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also hails from the village, a bastion of Communists.
“Her statements are inconsistent and contradictory. We suspect some foul play and investigation is on to find out whether more people were involved,” said a senior police officer who did not wish to be named. He also said that a clear picture will emerge only after Soumya is thoroughly questioned.
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