Kerala Police on Thursday recorded the statement of 23-year-old Affan who is the sole accused in the killing of four of his relatives. The motive of the crime was the mounting debts accumulated by Affan’s family after his father’s business in Saudi Arabia ran into losses. The family had borrowed money from several people and the police decided to include all those in the case as witnesses who gave the money to the accused father. The police registered six cases against Affan under two police station limits where the crime took place in the capital city outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram. The mother of Affan — who is recovering from the murder attempt — informed the police that they will have to wait for a day to record her statement. The accused took an auto rickshaw and surrendered before the police where he informed them that he has consumed poison. He also brutally attacked his mother who was admitted to the Medical College hospital in a serious condition. He has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
