Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Five Arrested in Murder Plot Near Guruvayur Temple
Police in Kerala stopped a dangerous plan to hurt a woman.
Five men were arrested near a famous Hindu temple called Guruvayur.
The police say the men wanted to dress up as women to sneak into a ladies' hostel.
The woman they wanted to hurt worked at a spa and lived in that hostel.
The reason was that she had broken up with one of the men.
When the men were caught, police found about 15 grams of cannabis with them.
The police suspect the men were selling drugs to school children.
The five men have been accused in several other cases before.
They are now in jail while the legal case continues.
Kerala police arrested five men near Guruvayur temple for allegedly plotting to kill a woman.
The accused planned to dress as women to enter a ladies' hostel and kill a spa employee, police said.
The alleged motive was a relationship breakup between the woman and one of the accused.
Police seized around 15 grams of cannabis from the men, who were suspected of selling drugs to school children.
The five were booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Juvenile Justice Act and NDPS Act, and remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Five men arrested by Kerala police; the intended victim was a spa employee.
- What
- A foiled murder plot in which the accused allegedly planned to disguise as women to enter a ladies' hostel and kill the woman.
- When
- The men were caught on Tuesday, and police announced the arrests on August 6.
- Where
- Near Guruvayur temple in Kerala, India.
- Why
- The alleged motive was a relationship breakup between the woman and one of the accused.
- Number arrested
- 5
- Location
- Near Guruvayur temple, Kerala
- Intended victim
- Spa employee
- Alleged motive
- Relationship breakup
- Cannabis seized
- 15 grams
- Laws invoked
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Juvenile Justice Act, NDPS Act
- Custody status
- Remanded to judicial custody