Kochi: In a gruesome incident, a 23-year-old youth, Afan, confessed to having killed five persons including his girlfriend, younger brother, uncle, aunt, grandmother in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Monday.
He did not even spare his cancer infected mother who suffered serious injuries in his attack and was hospitalised.
Affan informed Venjaramoodu police station about the crime at around 5:30 pm.
He told the police that he had committed the two murders in Perumala, two in Chullalam, and one in Pangode. Following this, three teams of police personnel rushed to three spots and found the victims lying in a pool of blood.
Two persons were found dead and his mother critically injured at Parumala. Affan’s grandmother, Salmabeevi, 88, was found dead in Pangode.
The murdered included his paternal brother, Lateef, and Lateef’s wife Shahida in SN Puram.
Afan’s father is in abroad and has not visited home for the last few years.
Afan consumed poison and was hospitalised.
Youth kills 5
