Jisha rape and murder case: Police tracks down suspect to Kochi

Kochi : The main suspect behind the rape and murder of Jisha, the dalit LLB student in Kuruppampady near Perumbavoor, was tracked down to Kochi on Thursday by the police team probing the case.
30-year-old Jisha, a dalit LLB student was found dead in her house at Kurppumpady near Perumbavoor on April 28 with wounds, bite marks and her intestines pulled out when her mother returned from her daily wage work around 7.30 pm.The incident, which took place in the wake of assembly elections in the Kerala, had triggered mass outrage in the state, with opposition alleging that the government was attempting to salvage its image by ruling out rape element during the initial days of the probe.Following a thumping victory, the LDF government headed by Pinarayi Vijayan constituted a special investigation team headed by ADGP B Sandhya to probe the case citing unsatisfactory probe.The State Human Rights Commission had also accused the state police of serious lapses in handling the Jisha murder case and rejected the reports submitted by the home secretary and state police chief terming them as incomplete.Calling for a fresh report to be submitted, the commission maintained that the delay in nabbing the accused was due to the initial lapses on the part of the police. Directing the officials to act more responsibly, the commission also said that many key documents, including post-mortem and inquest reports, were missing in the reports filed by the home secretary and the police chief.The Police also examined migrant workers who were believed to have been employed in the vicinity of the Jisha’s house on Sunday.