Two women from Kerala were allegedly killed in California, United States, by a “friend”, with all three reportedly residents of the same apartment complex.
What do we know about the incident?
Witnesses reported seeing a blue SUV leaving the area immediately following the incident,” Milpitas Police said in a post on X. Following this, she allegedly called Anjana downstairs to the parking lot and hit her with a car. The cops, after further investigation, took Anila into custody. All the three women were residing in the same apartment complex with their families. Ann’s husband, Jacob, went to their apartment after he learnt of Anjana’s death, but found his wife unconscious.
The incident took place in Milpitas, California, with the deceased identified as Anjana Hari, 35, who hailed from Thrissur, and Ann Mathew, 40, from Thiruvananthapuram. The San Jose Police Department, which is investigating the case, said the incident occurred on August 28 at around 1.53 am in the 700 block of Linda Vista Street. The police, on the afternoon of August 28, received the report of a person being hit by a vehicle, following which personnel arrived at the spot. “On Friday, August 28, at 12:01 P.M., Milpitas Police officers responded to 440 Dixon Landing Road after receiving reports of a hit-and-run traffic collision in the parking lot of the Mill Creek Apartments.
Their “friend”, Anila, a native of Kottayam, has been taken into custody in connection with the murder, Manorama Online reported.
The three had attended Onam celebrations together just days before the murder, Manorama Online cited a close relative of Anjana as saying.
