Burnt remains at Kerala mans house: Crime branch to seek custody of real-estate dealer
Bindhu Padmanabhan, 46, of Kadakarapilly, Cherthala; Jane Mathew (Jainamma), 48, Athirampuzha, Kottayam; Ayisha, 56, Varanad, Cherthala; and Sindhu, 43, Vallakunnathu, Cherthala South Panchayat in Cherthala have been missing since the last 3 years and the investigators are on a task to ascertain the role of Sebastian, the prime suspect.
Alappuzha: The mysterious disappearance of 3 woman from Alappuzha in the past 3 years and the excavation of body remains near the residence of a 65-year-old man named Sebastian has led to detailed probe by the crime branch and the local police.
Today, the close associates of Sebastian will be interrogated by the police. The Crime branch officials have launched a detailed investigation at the house of Sebastian, the prime suspect in the women’s missing case at Pallippuram, using ground-penetrating radar. The aim is to determine whether any human remains or bodies are buried within the premises.
According to investigators, Wednesday’s search yielded no results, and the examination will continue on Thursday.
The probe into the disappearance cases has now widened, with more people likely to be questioned. CB teams from Alappuzha and Kottayam will jointly interrogate Sebastian’s close associate Rosamma. However, uncertainty continues over the identity of the human remains already recovered.
Meanwhile, the crime branch will seek one-week custody of Sebastian for further interrogation.
"We have managed to get few crucial evidence as far as the case is concerned. We will have to question his friend’s to get more evidence. As of now we cannot reveal much in this case”, said a member of the Alappuzha crime branch to News9.
Sebastian’s wife was summoned to the Kottayam crime branch office for a second time and gave a detailed statement. She reportedly revealed that Sebastian had property transactions with one of the missing women, Bindhu Padmanabhan. Officials also collected details of his financial dealings.
Meanwhile, the DNA test results of the recovered skeletal remains are awaited. DNA samples have already been collected from Ayesha’s relatives. CB will also collect samples from Bindhu Padmanabhan’s brother, Praveen Padmanabhan, and has requested him to return to India for the same.
Bindhu Padmanabhan, 46, of Kadakarapilly, Cherthala; Jane Mathew (Jainamma), 48, Athirampuzha, Kottayam; Ayisha, 56, Varanad, Cherthala; and Sindhu, 43, Vallakunnathu, Cherthala South Panchayat in Cherthala have been missing since the last 3 years and the investigators are on a task to ascertain the role of Sebastian, the prime suspect.
The mysterious missing case ended up with Sebastian after the Kottayam Crime Branch(CB) wing started an investigation into the disappearance of Jainamma in February this year.