Thrissur man held after body found charred over unnatural sex dispute
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): A 61-year-old man was arrested in connection with the discovery of a partially charred body at a rented room in Chowannur in this district, police said on Monday.
The arrested accused, Sunny of Chowannur, has a past criminal record and was involved in two murder cases in 2003 and 2005, they said.
Although the identity of the deceased has not yet been ascertained, police suspect the murder occurred following a dispute over unnatural sex.
On Sunday evening, locals noticed smoke coming from the rented room where Sunny stayed.
Kunnamkulam police rushed to the spot and found a half-charred body.
Sunny, who had gone absconding, was arrested later that night from the Thrissur Sakthan bus stand.
“Sunny claimed he did not know much about the deceased. He befriended him at a liquor outlet and brought him to his room on Sunday,” a police officer said.
According to police, Sunny forced the deceased into unnatural sex.
Following a dispute, he attacked the victim, who is suspected of having died from the injuries.
Sunny then allegedly set the room on fire using inflammable liquid.
“We have recovered CCTV footage showing Sunny and the deceased together on Sunday. He lured the victim to his room on the pretext of consuming liquor together,” the officer said.
Police said Sunny had a violent past. “In 2003, he was involved in the murder of a relative. In 2005, he committed a murder similar to the present case over unnatural sex. He was convicted in one of the cases and released from jail a few years ago,” officials said.
Sunny was recently working as a security guard at a shop in Thrissur.
The Kunnamkulam police, who initially registered a case of unnatural death, said they have altered charges by including murder offence and arraigned Sunny as the accused.
Efforts are on to identify the deceased, whose age is estimated to be around 35. CCTV footage has been circulated to all police stations as part of the probe.
The body has been shifted to Thrissur Medical College for postmortem.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
