Police recover swords used in crime

KOTTAYAM: The special investigation team

probing the abduction

and murder of Kevin Joseph on Sunday recovered four swords used for the crime. They

were dumped in a canal

on the premises of the house of accused Vishnu in Punalur.


SIT sources said Kevin might have either run for life and fell into the river or was thrown into the river after he was murdered. A senior officer said the offence amounted to murder in both cases.

SIT head IG

Vijay Sakhare

said the policemen facing departmental action would not become accused in the murder case.