Woman murdered, suspect absconding

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have intensified search for the suspect of a murder case in which a woman was killed. Nirmala (57) of Darshan Nagar, Kudappanakkunnu, a retired government employee was killed allegedly by her husband Mohandas, who has been absconding after the incident which occurred on Sunday night. Mohandas, a returnee from the Gulf, was a drunkard and he frequently engaged in quarrel with Nirmala by asking money for drinking. A similar altercation happened on Sunday night also and it is suspected that Mohandas hit Nirmala on her head and stabbed to death, said Peroorkkada circle inspector Jayachandran. It was Mohandas, who informed his sons—Krishna Prasad and Vishnudas, who are engineering students in Kochi, about the incident. Vishnudas informed police but Mohandas fled from the spot before the police arrived.