Sebastian confesses to killing Bindhu Padmanabhan, Crime Branch tells courtroom

The Crime Branch (CB) crew probing the disappearance of Bindhu Padmanabhan, 52, from Kadakarappally in Alappuzha has filed a report earlier than the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court- 1, Cherthala, stating that she was murdered by C.M. Sebastian, 68, of Pallippuram.

The CB not too long ago booked Sebastian, who has been in remand for almost two months in reference to the homicide of one other girl, Jainamma (Jain Mathew), from Ettumanur, beneath Section 103 (homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within the Bindhu case.

According to the CB report, Sebastian confessed to murdering Bindhu throughout questioning in reference to the Jainamma homicide case. Sebastian, who was produced earlier than the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court within the Bindhu homicide case earlier this week, has been remanded in police custody until September 30.

The probe crew is predicted to take him to varied locations as a part of proof assortment.

The investigation into the Bindhu case regained momentum after Sebastian’s arrest within the Jainamma homicide case two months in the past. Sebastian had earlier did not cooperate with the investigation into the disappearance of Bindhu. In May 2018, the police launched a probe based mostly on a criticism by Bindhu’s brother, Praveen Kumar, stating that his sister, who owned property value crores of rupees, had gone lacking beneath mysterious circumstances a number of years in the past. He additionally alleged that some actual property brokers had taken possession of her property after forging paperwork.

Assets offered

The investigation revealed that Sebastian and one other particular person T. Mini, alias Jaya, had offered property owned by Bindhu after forging paperwork. According to the police, an influence of lawyer was registered at Pattanakkad sub-registrar’s workplace in 2013, with Mini signing the papers posing as Bindhu. Following this, a property owned by Bindhu value ₹5 crore was offered to a Changanassery native, who later resold it to a different particular person.

As the investigation progressed, Mini surrendered earlier than an area courtroom, whereas police arrested Sebastian in reference to doc forgery and unlawful land offers. Though Sebastian was questioned about Bindhu’s whereabouts, it yielded no outcomes. He was later launched on bail.

Besides the Jainamma and Bindhu instances, Sebastian can be beneath investigation in reference to the disappearance of one other girl, Ayesha, from Varanad in Cherthala.