Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Kerala Man Held After Wife’s Alleged Fatal Stabbing
A woman named Kunjamma was found dead inside her home in Kothamangalam, Kerala.
Police say she was allegedly stabbed with a kitchen knife.
Her husband, PV Kuriakose, has been taken into custody.
The attack reportedly happened around 2 a.m.
on Tuesday.
Police say Kuriakose suspected that his wife was close to a neighbour.
After the alleged killing, he called their son, who lives abroad.
The son then contacted neighbours, who alerted the authorities.
Police have registered a murder case and are continuing their investigation.
A 61-year-old woman identified as Kunjamma was allegedly stabbed to death at her home in Kothamangalam, Kerala.
Police detained her 65-year-old husband, PV Kuriakose, in connection with the killing.
The alleged attack occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday while no one else was inside the house.
Police and the FIR allege that Kuriakose acted after suspecting his wife was close to a neighbour.
Kuriakose allegedly called the couple’s son abroad after the incident, and the son alerted neighbours and authorities.
- Who
- Kunjamma, a 61-year-old woman, was allegedly killed; her husband, 65-year-old PV Kuriakose, was taken into custody.
- What
- Kunjamma was allegedly stabbed to death with a kitchen knife, and a murder case was registered.
- When
- The incident reportedly occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
- Where
- Inside the couple’s home at Pullanthikadan House near Happy Nagar in Kuthukuzhi Kara, Kothamangalam, Kerala.
- Why
- According to police and the FIR, the alleged attack followed Kuriakose’s suspicion that Kunjamma was close to a neighbour.
- Victim
- Kunjamma, 61
- Accused
- PV Kuriakose, 65
- Location
- Kothamangalam, Kerala
- Reported time
- Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday
- Weapon
- Kitchen knife
- Legal provision
- Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Case status
- Kuriakose is in police custody and the investigation is underway