KOZHIKODE: A couple from Kakkattil, near Nadapuram, were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Riyadh the other day. The deceased have been identified as Kunjabdulla (38), son of Kuzhichal Moidu and his wife Riswana (30), daughter of Ibrahim Haji, Manniroli Meethal house, Vallyappalli, Kuningad. The couple was found dead on the roadside near the desert in Al Hassa.
Riswana's throat was slit and Kunjabdulla was found a few feet away from her on the roadside. Relatives fear that the couple was killed in a robbery attempt. More details of the murder are not available from the Saudi police. Kunjabdulla was a driver with a supermarket chain in the Gulf. He brought Riswana on a visit visa three months ago.
The couple was last seen together when they sought treatment in a hospital in Riyadh. Kunjabdulla was on leave on the day of his death and when his colleagues and friends contacted him on phone, he did not respond. The friends then informed the police. The couple was traced after the search by the police.
