Thiruvananthapuram , The police team probing the murder of a 17-year-old boy, whose body was found stuffed in a sack and dumped in a vacant plot at Pangappara here, has taken a woman into custody for questioning, officials said on Thursday
His parents had approached the Sreekaryam police after he failed to return home. So far, three persons, including a 17-year-old boy, Mufthar and Anandha B A of Manacaud, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Police said a decision on her arrest would be taken after detailed interrogation and verification of the facts that emerge during questioning. A friend of Abhiram was allegedly in a relationship with a girl who was the girlfriend of the prime accused, according to police. Police said the intention was to use Abhiram to persuade his friend to come to Pangappara. The body was subsequently stuffed into a sack and abandoned at the isolated plot, police said.
The woman, who was taken into custody on Wednesday night, is a close friend of Umar Mufthar , a native of Pangappara near Sreekaryam and the second accused in the case, police said.
