Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Manhunt Ends: Kerala Man Suspected of Double Murder Dies
A man named Premkumar, from Kerala, was suspected of killing his first wife, Vidya, in 2019.
While out on bail, he married another woman, Rekha.
Recently, Rekha and her mother were found murdered, and Premkumar disappeared.
Police launched a search for him.
Sadly, Premkumar was later found dead in Kedarnath.
The police are investigating the cause of his death and the details surrounding the murders.
K K Premkumar, accused of murdering two wives, was found dead in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand.
Premkumar was arrested in 2019 for the murder of his first wife, Vidya, and was out on bail.
He married his second wife, Rekha, five months before her and her mother were found murdered.
Rekha and her mother were found strangled in a rented house in Thrissur, and Premkumar was missing.
Police had issued a lookout notice for Premkumar after the second set of murders.
- Who
- K K Premkumar, accused of murdering his first wife, Vidya, and his second wife, Rekha, and her mother, Kaithavalappil Mani.
- What
- A man suspected of murdering two wives was found dead in Kedarnath.
- When
- Premkumar died this week; the second set of murders happened recently in Thrissur, Kerala.
- Where
- Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (death location); Thrissur, Kerala (second murder); various locations in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (first murder).
- Why
- The reasons for the murders are under investigation.
Details of the Crimes
Police Investigation
The Murders
Details of the Crimes
K K Premkumar allegedly murdered his first wife, Vidya, in 2019 by strangulation, along with another woman, and then abandoned her body in Tamil Nadu.
Police Investigation
Rekha and her mother were murdered in a rented house in Thrissur. Premkumar was identified as the main suspect after the murders.
- Name
- K K Premkumar
- Accused of
- Murder of two wives
- First Wife
- Vidya (murdered 2019)
- Second Wife
- Rekha (murdered recently)
- Location of Death
- Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
- Location of Second Murder
- Thrissur, Kerala