The woman was found hanging in the house of her sister at Muzhakkunnu on March 30.
The girl used to work as a helper at the house of a woman, who ran a cloth business, where the accused was employed as a tailor. (Representational image)
KANNUR: A distant relative of the 70-year-old woman, who committed suicide after she was raped on March 30, was arrested by the Peravoor police on Monday night. The culprit P.M. Rajeevan, 46, is CPM branch committee member and Karshaka Sangham village committee member, Peravoor.
The woman was found hanging in the house of her sister at Muzhakkunnu on March 30. The post-mortem had revealed that she was raped hours before she was found dead. The police said that Rajeevan was carrying out electrical and plumbing works for the house of the victim’s son. The woman was earlier staying with her children and grandchildren at Pazhanchery, near Iritty.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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