Kerala man taken into custody for suspected strangulation of girl in lodge at Aluva

The Aluva police in Ernakulam district, Kerala, have taken a person into custody for the suspected homicide of a girl by strangulating her utilizing her scarf in a lodge shortly after Sunday (July 20, 2025) midnight.

The accused, recognized as Binu, 37, a truck driver from Neriamangalam, reportedly made a video name to his buddies and exhibited the physique of the lady who he claimed to have murdered. One of these buddies alerted the Aluva police on Monday (July 21, 2025), round 1 a.m.

The deceased was recognized as Akhila, 34, of Kundara in Kollam district, who was working as a warden in a women’ hostel at Vazhakkulam alongside the japanese suburbs of Ernakulam district.

The police who rushed to the lodge close to Pump Junction in Aluva Town alongside the railway station highway discovered the physique in a room on the third flooring. Reportedly, Binu was sitting subsequent to the physique in an inebriated state. The inquest proceedings are below approach.

As per preliminary experiences, the 2 used to go to the lodge. They checked in on Sunday night. Reportedly, an argument erupted after the sufferer demanded that the accused marry her.

The police are but to gather extra particulars because the accused stays inebriated. They plan to interrogate him as soon as sober.

The police are more likely to register a case of homicide.