Archive · 12 Sep 2026
NCW Seeks Kerala Police Report on Attappadi Double Murder
A woman and a five-year-old child were found dead near a river in Attappadi.
Their remains had reportedly been placed in sacks.
Police suspect the woman’s husband may be involved.
The family may have come from West Bengal.
Investigators are still working to confirm the victims’ identities.
They are checking where the sacks were sold and transported.
CCTV footage is also being examined.
The National Commission for Women has asked Kerala Police for a report within seven days.
The National Commission for Women sought a report from Kerala Police within seven days over the reported murders.
Dismembered and decomposed remains of a woman and a five-year-old child were reportedly found in sacks near the Bhavani River.
Police are investigating a migrant worker from West Bengal who may be the victims’ husband and father.
Investigators suspect the man may have harboured suspicions about his wife, but the motive has not been established.
Police are tracing the sacks through markings, shop records and CCTV footage in Attappadi and near the Tamil Nadu border.
- Who
- A woman and a five-year-old child are the suspected victims; a migrant worker from West Bengal is under police scrutiny.
- What
- Police are investigating a reported double murder involving dismembered remains found in sacks.
- When
- The National Commission for Women sought the report on Saturday; the victims’ family reportedly arrived in the area about 25 days earlier.
- Where
- The remains were reportedly found on the banks of the Bhavani River in Attappadi, Palakkad district, Kerala.
- Why
- Police are investigating the killings and a possible motive involving the man’s suspicions about his wife; the motive remains unconfirmed.
- Investigating agency
- Puthur police, with Kerala Police under scrutiny from the National Commission for Women
- Suspected victims
- A woman and her five-year-old daughter
- Discovery site
- Banks of the Bhavani River in Attappadi, Palakkad district
- Suspect
- A migrant worker from West Bengal believed to be the woman’s husband
- NCW deadline
- Action Taken Report requested within seven days
- Evidence trail
- Writing, batch details and other markings on a sack are being examined
- Additional investigation
- Police are checking shops and CCTV footage in Attappadi and along the Tamil Nadu border