Friend of second accused arrested from Keralam’s Thiruvananthapuram in Abhiram murder case

Thiruvananthapuram The Thiruvananthapuram City police on Thursday (November 5, 2026) arrested a female friend of the second accused, identified as Aishwarya, in the Abhiram murder case. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/17-year-old-student-found-murdered-in-thiruvananthapuram-three-taken-into-police-custody/article71658147.ece Aishwarya, a friend of Umar Muqthar, the second accused, had earlier been taken into police custody for questioning but was let off.

However, she was arrested again on the suspicion that she had knowledge of the murder. Meanwhile, the phone of the third accused, Ananda, that was used to summon Abhiram, is yet to be found.

The police, who are questioning Aishwarya to understand the extent of her involvement in the murder, say Umar tried to throw them off the scent by deliberately leaving his phone behind at home when he went to meet Abhiram at Pangappara. Umar is a history-sheeter who was under preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA) before being released again in September.