A special investigation team led by the assistant of the Police Commissioner A. Umesh, who on Saturday, June 28, 2025) in Cherambadi, Cherambadi, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Municipal Police in Kozhikode solved the 16 -month case of the murder, which on Saturday 28 June 2025) after the recovery of skeletal remnants from the Cherambadi forest in Tamil Nadu in Tamil Nadu solved the 16 -month case. The residues were reportedly identified as the remains of Hemachandran, 52, a native of Wayanad, which was 20 March 2024 disappeared from Kozhikode.
Two Wayanad natives – Jyothish Kumar (32 years) and BS Ajesh, 27 – were arrested for alleged kidnapped Hemachandran of Kozhikode under the pretext of the financial agreement and led him to the forest of Cherambadi. The police said the intensified search was Nab Prime by the suspicious Noushad and the woman who allegedly helped the gang.
Based on the statement of the arrested men, the body – which was secretly buried – exhumed from the forest with Cherambadi with the help of police and forensic teams from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Forest and income officials were also present during the operation. Assistant of the Police Commissioner (Faculty of Medicine) A. Umesh and Inspector PK Jijeesh led a special investigative team created under the Chief of the District Police (Kozhikode) T. Narayanan and deputy Commissioner Police Arn K. Pavathran.
“The DNA test will be carried out to confirm the victim’s identity within the legal procedures. The suspects were traced by a scientific analysis of cell towers and records of the victim’s call,” the head officer of the special investigation team said. He added that the case of a missing person who was later found by planned kidnapping and murder came out after the victim’s wife filed a complaint.
Before his disappearance, Hemachandran lived in a rented house near Mayanad in Kozhikode for his private business fund. The police said he had financial disputes with suspects, which eventually led to his alleged kidnapping and murder. He was reportedly called to the Kozhikode Medical College using a woman from where he was forcibly transported to Cherambadi.
Published – June 28, 2025 17:43
