The case got here to mild after the male accomplice walked into the police station in Thrissur with a bag, claiming it carried the skeletal stays of two newborns.
Police mentioned that the primary youngster was born in November 2021.(Representational/ Pixabay)
The case got here to mild after the male accomplice, Bavin, 25, walked into the Pudukad police station in Thrissur with a bag, claiming that it contained the skeletal stays of two newborns, information company PTI reported.
Bavin was allegedly intoxicated when he arrived on the police station at 12.30 am, police added.
Following this, Kerala police launched an investigation and took Bavin and his accomplice, Aneesha, 23, a lab technician, into custody. Forensic surgeons examined the bones and prima facie verified them as these of newborns, The Indian Express quoted Thrissur Rural SP B Krishna Kumar as saying.
Kumar added {that a} detailed examination of the stays can be carried out as a part of the investigation. The accused couple allegedly befriended one another in 2020 by social media and had plans to get married.
While Bavin had remained silent in regards to the deaths till now, his strained relationship with Aneesha, whom he suspected of getting an affair, led him to disclose the incidents to the police.
Woman buried the stays close by to carry out rituals, say police
Thrissur Rural SP Kumar mentioned that whereas handing the bag over to the police, Bavin claimed that the bones had been stored to carry out rituals so the souls of the newborns would attain moksha.
Police mentioned that the primary youngster was born in November 2021. During preliminary questioning, the lady advised the police that the primary youngster had died naturally because of the umbilical twine getting tied round its neck throughout delivery, based on PTI.
However, Aneesha later admitted that the new child had been suffocated shortly after delivery, with the physique buried in a plot close to the home the place the couple lived.
Eight months later, the lady allegedly dug up the pit and handed over the skeletal stays to Bavin, The Indian Express quoted police as saying.
Aneesha additionally confessed to killing a second child born in August 2024. The new child was buried in the identical method, at a distinct spot, police mentioned.
The police are additionally probing whether or not the lady’s household was conscious of the pregnancies and births.
With PTI inputs
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