Abducted minor woman sexually abused, strangled to demise in Aluva

By Express News Service

KOCHI: Nearly 21 hours after a five-year-old woman was kidnapped from her rented home in Choornikkara, her physique was discovered deserted in a marshy space behind the Aluva fish market, close to the Periyar River, on Saturday afternoon. Initial postmortem findings revealed that the woman had been sexually assaulted. Police arrested Bihar native Asafak Alam, 28, who has confessed to the crime.

Ernakulam Range DIG A Sreenivas mentioned Alam kidnapped the woman, the daughter of a pair from Bihar — and murdered her earlier than abandoning the physique in a waste dump close to the river. The physique was discovered lined in rubbish, with three stones positioned atop it. According to police, the woman was strangled to demise together with her T-shirt.

“There were gruesome injuries and marks of ant bites on the body,” mentioned Sreenivas.

When taken into custody on Friday night time, Alam reportedly informed police that he had left the woman close to her home after shopping for her juice. Later, he modified his model and mentioned the woman was handed over to a person named Zakir in Aluva. However, by Saturday morning he confessed to the homicide and sexual harassment.

“Alam was in our custody from 9.30 PM on Friday. He tried to mislead us many times. He was very drunk and semi-conscious. However, on Saturday, he revealed the location where he had abandoned the body,” mentioned Sreenivas. The DIG mentioned a particular workforce has been shaped and it’s attempting to determine whether or not extra folks had been concerned. Police suspect the homicide was dedicated between 3 PM and 5.30 PM on Friday.

Police awaiting detailed postmortem report

“A CCTV camera footage revealed that Alam and the girl were together at 3.05 PM on Friday. Then we got hold of another footage recorded around 5.30 PM, in which Alam is seen alone. We have witness statements that show that Alam was involved in a fight with some persons around 6.30 PM. The girl was not with him at the time,” Sreenivas mentioned.

Police are awaiting the detailed postmortem report to verify the precise time of demise. The police mentioned the accused, a stone mason, has been staying in and round Aluva for a number of months. He took a room close to the woman’s home on lease on July 22.

The sufferer’s father had come to Kerala eight years again. Her father, who’s engaged in gypsum sealing work, mentioned he was at a development website in Palakkad when he obtained a telephone name from a neighbour saying his daughter was seen with the accused round 3.10 PM on Friday. 

“I immediately contacted my wife. and that is when she noticed that our daughter was missing. Around 5 PM, we had CCTV footage visual from a shop near the house that showed her holding the hands of Alam and crossing the National Highway. Then we approached the police,” he mentioned.

“We hoped that our children would have a bright future here. The accused should be given capital punishment so that such crimes do not occur again. I have full confidence in the police,” he mentioned Tajudheen, a headload employee at Aluva market, mentioned he had seen Alam and the woman round 3.15 PM on Friday. 

“He had come to the market with the child. When we questioned him, he said the child is his daughter and that they had come to see the market. Later, he was seen going towards the back of the market. We didn’t see him return. The body was found in a place that is a haven for anti-social activity. People go there, to drink liquor and take drugs,” Tajudheen mentioned.

KOCHI: Nearly 21 hours after a five-year-old woman was kidnapped from her rented home in Choornikkara, her physique was discovered deserted in a marshy space behind the Aluva fish market, close to the Periyar River, on Saturday afternoon. Initial postmortem findings revealed that the woman had been sexually assaulted. Police arrested Bihar native Asafak Alam, 28, who has confessed to the crime.

Ernakulam Range DIG A Sreenivas mentioned Alam kidnapped the woman, the daughter of a pair from Bihar — and murdered her earlier than abandoning the physique in a waste dump close to the river. The physique was discovered lined in rubbish, with three stones positioned atop it. According to police, the woman was strangled to demise together with her T-shirt.

“There were gruesome injuries and marks of ant bites on the body,” mentioned Sreenivas.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

When taken into custody on Friday night time, Alam reportedly informed police that he had left the woman close to her home after shopping for her juice. Later, he modified his model and mentioned the woman was handed over to a person named Zakir in Aluva. However, by Saturday morning he confessed to the homicide and sexual harassment.

“Alam was in our custody from 9.30 PM on Friday. He tried to mislead us many times. He was very drunk and semi-conscious. However, on Saturday, he revealed the location where he had abandoned the body,” mentioned Sreenivas. The DIG mentioned a particular workforce has been shaped and it’s attempting to determine whether or not extra folks had been concerned. Police suspect the homicide was dedicated between 3 PM and 5.30 PM on Friday.

Police awaiting detailed postmortem report

“A CCTV camera footage revealed that Alam and the girl were together at 3.05 PM on Friday. Then we got hold of another footage recorded around 5.30 PM, in which Alam is seen alone. We have witness statements that show that Alam was involved in a fight with some persons around 6.30 PM. The girl was not with him at the time,” Sreenivas mentioned.

Police are awaiting the detailed postmortem report to verify the precise time of demise. The police mentioned the accused, a stone mason, has been staying in and round Aluva for a number of months. He took a room close to the woman’s home on lease on July 22.

The sufferer’s father had come to Kerala eight years again. Her father, who’s engaged in gypsum sealing work, mentioned he was at a development website in Palakkad when he obtained a telephone name from a neighbour saying his daughter was seen with the accused round 3.10 PM on Friday. 

“I immediately contacted my wife. and that is when she noticed that our daughter was missing. Around 5 PM, we had CCTV footage visual from a shop near the house that showed her holding the hands of Alam and crossing the National Highway. Then we approached the police,” he mentioned.

“We hoped that our children would have a bright future here. The accused should be given capital punishment so that such crimes do not occur again. I have full confidence in the police,” he mentioned Tajudheen, a headload employee at Aluva market, mentioned he had seen Alam and the woman round 3.15 PM on Friday. 

“He had come to the market with the child. When we questioned him, he said the child is his daughter and that they had come to see the market. Later, he was seen going towards the back of the market. We didn’t see him return. The body was found in a place that is a haven for anti-social activity. People go there, to drink liquor and take drugs,” Tajudheen mentioned.