No major headway in Muvattupuzha robbery case

The Muvattupuzha constabulary are yet to way down the culprit down the alleged robbery of 10 sovereigns of golden ornaments belonging to a bedridden aged pistillate who lives alone, but for the assistance of a maid, astatine her location connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) morning.

The constabulary person zeroed successful connected the maid, a autochthonal of Tamil Nadu hired astir six months ago, arsenic the premier suspect. Though taken into custody, she was released aft elaborate interrogation. Reportedly, the accused had locked the maid successful the bath earlier carrying retired the robbery.

“While she remains the premier suspect, she was released successful the lack of coagulated grounds to corroborate her role. The timing of the robbery and the related circumstances are the reasons for suspecting her,” the Muvattupuzha constabulary said.

The constabulary are besides verifying CCTV footage successful the country to way down the culprit. The robbery took spot successful the greeting erstwhile the victim’s member and his family, who unrecorded successful the neighbourhood, were distant astatine church. The constabulary fishy that the transgression could not person been timed without precise accusation shared by idiosyncratic privy to it. The victim, who is successful her 60s, had retired arsenic a nursing superintendent from a infirmary successful Jaipur.

Reportedly, the accused gained entree to the location done the beforehand door, which had been near unlocked. The victim, who was sleeping, woke up pursuing the alleged effort to rob the ornaments she was wearing. When she cried out, the accused allegedly gagged her. The maid, who rushed to the country connected proceeding the victim’s outcry for help, was past allegedly locked successful the bathroom.

A golden bangle, an RC book, and a PAN paper had gone missing from the household astir a period ago. However, nary ailment was lodged with the police, since it was unclear whether the victim, who reportedly suffers from representation issues, had misplaced them.