A 40-year-old woman was brutally raped and murdered at Perumbavooor, near Kochi in Kerala, during the wee hours of Wednesday. A migrant worker hailing from Assam, identified as Umer Ali, was held by the police in this connection.
According to local police sources, the woman's body was found near a shop on Wednesday morning. The accused was traced with the help of CCTV footage of nearby shops. The woman was forcibly taken to a nearby vacant area after being threatened and was raped. Then, she was murdered using some crude weapons and the body was abandoned near the shop.
The victim was a resident of the locality. The incident took place by around 1 am.
It may be recalled that a migrant worker was earlier held in connection with the brutal killing a law student at Perumbavoor in 2016. Perumbavoor town is considered to be one of hubs of migrant workers in Kerala from places like West Bengal and Assam.
Published 27 November 2019, 12:18 IST