On Friday, police arrested 28-year-old Abdul Sanoof, a native of Thrissur, in connection with the murder of a woman in a hotel room at Eranhipalam, Kozhikode. Sanoof, who had been on the run since November 25, was apprehended in Chennai after a post-mortem report revealed that suffocation was the cause of the victim’s death.
The police had issued a lookout notice for Sanoof following the discovery of the woman’s body, and investigations quickly linked him to the crime. Further details surrounding the murder and the motive are being investigated as authorities continue to gather evidence.