In a shocking incident, a young man murdered a nine-year-old student by slitting his throat in Kerala’s northern-most Kasaragod district on Thursday morning for unknown reason. The child was going to school when the brutal incident took place. The police have arrested the killer, Vijayan (35).
The victim was identified as Muhammad Fahd, son of Abbas, an autorikshaw driver, and Ayisha of Kannoth, off Kanhangad in Kasaragod district. Fahd was a Class III student of the Government High School in Kalliyode. The incident that shocked the region took place at around 9.00 am Thursday when Fahd was on his way to the school with two of his friends. Vijayan abruptly appeared before the children brandishing a knife when they reached a place called Chanthanmullu.
As the scared children ran for safety, Vijayan caught hold of Fahd and slit his throat. The child died on the spot. The killer had fled the place before the local people gathered on the spot but they managed to capture him from a nearby village within minutes and handed him over to the police, who suspected that he was mentally disoriented.c