Missing Kerala man traced, says he was scared of his wife
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Idukki, Kerala: A 34-year old man who went missing from his rented home in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district one-and-a-half years ago was traced in a village near Thodupuzha in Idukki district, police said today.
Noushad was traced from Thommankuthu near Thodupuzha by police, a day after his 25-year old wife, Afsana, was arrested in connection with his missing case.
She had given a statement to the police saying that Noushad was killed and his body was buried.
According to the police, Noushad, hailing from the Kalanjoor area of Pathanamthitta district, went missing from his rented house in November 2021. Thereafter, he had been staying as a labourer at a farm in Thommankuthu.
Talking to reporters in Thodupuzha, Noushad said that he "left the home as he was scared of his wife."
He alleged that he was thrashed by people his wife used to call.
Afsana was arrested by the police in Koodal, Pathanamthitta, on Thursday after she gave a misleading statement to the police.
Based on the woman's statement that Noushad was killed and buried by her, police had taken Afasana to certain places to recover his body.
The police, which had been investigating the missing case based on Noushad's father's complaint, summoned her to the Koodal station two days ago after she claimed that she had seen Noushad recently.
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Maharashtra polls: Nominations of 7,994 candidates across 288 assembly seats found valid
Mumbai (PTI): The nomination papers of 7,994 candidates filed across the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling will take place on November 20, were found valid after scrutiny, election officials have said.
On the other hand, the nomination papers of 921 candidates were found invalid, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said in a statement on Thursday.
The process of filing nominations by candidates began on October 22 and ended on October 29.
The papers submitted by contestants were scrutinised on October 30, while the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is November 4.
Polling for the 288-member state assembly will be held on November 20 and results will be declared on November 23.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), are the main contenders for power though smaller parties and independents are also in the poll fray.
