In a breakthrough in the murder of expatriate businessman M.C. Abdul Ghafoor Haji (55), four individuals, including a woman suspected of practicing witchcraft, her husband, and two other women, have been arrested by the Kasaragod Police in Kerala. The murder is believed to be linked to the theft of 596 souvereigns of jewelry.
The arrested suspects are Ubaid (38) of Melparamba, his wife Shamima (38), who is reportedly known as a ‘Manthravadini’ (a practitioner of witchcraft), along with Asneefah (34) and Aisha (40) of Vidyanagar. The arrests were made following a thorough investigation by an 11-member police team, led by District Crime Records Bureau DySP K.J. Johnson and Bekal Inspector K.P. Shine, under the supervision of District Police Chief D. Shilpa.
The investigation revealed that the motive behind the murder was the theft of valuable jewelry, with the suspects believed to have been involved in both the crime and the subsequent cover-up. The police are continuing their efforts to gather more evidence related to the murder and the stolen items.
This case has sparked significant attention in Kasaragod due to the involvement of a suspected witchcraft practitioner and the gruesome nature of the crime.
