Two minor girls in Kerala’s Wayanad district killed a 70-year-old man who tried to assault their mother. According to police, the girls surrendered themselves, claiming to have killed the man.
The incident was reported from the Ambalavayal region, where the body of the man identified as Muhammad Koya was recovered from a well.
According to a report published in The New Indian Express, Muhammad Koya, who is the husband of the girl’s paternal aunt, tried to attack the mother. The girls reportedly tried to stop the assault and in the process hacked Koya to death using an axe.
Following their surrender, the police recovered the body from the well. Both families have lived in the same house but in separate portions.
“Neighbours said that girls had been facing problems from Muhammad and they might have committed the crime after suffering for a long time,” The New Indian Express quoted Ambalavayal panchayat president as saying.
Surjitt Sahani
