Perumbavoor

Four, including 3 Stephen's students, drown in Kerala river

Three students from Delhi's St Stephen's College and a resort owner from Kerala drowned in the Periyar river in the state on Thursday evening, police said.

Dec 16, 2016, 23:13 PM IST

Jisha rape-murder case: Cops recreate crime scene, accused brought to Perumbavoor house

Jisha, a 29-year-old Dalit law student, was murdered on April 28 at her house in Perumbavoor. 

Jun 28, 2016, 14:02 PM IST

Dalit woman's murder: Identification parade of accused likely on Monday

 Identification parade of a migrant labourer, prime accused in the killing of a 30-year-old Dalit woman in Perumbavoor here, is likely to be held tomorrow, police sources said.

Jun 19, 2016, 22:01 PM IST

Jisha rape-murder case: Police to conduct identification parade of accused

Briefing reporters on the matter, DGP Loknath Behera has said legal matters pertaining to the case have to be taken care of.

Jun 18, 2016, 14:14 PM IST

Kerala Dalit Law student's murder accused in police custody: CM

The suspect in the April 28 brutal rape and murder of a 30-year old Dalit woman at Perumbavoor in Kochi is in police custody, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said.

Jun 16, 2016, 12:30 PM IST

Kerala Dalit woman's rape and murder case cracked; Police arrest Assam migrant worker

Investigators are awaiting his DNA sample report before they formally link him to the gruesome crime.

Jun 16, 2016, 10:21 AM IST

Kerala's Nirbhaya: HC rules out CBI probe in Perumbavoor rape-murder case

The Perumbavoor rape victim's kin had demanded a CBI inquiry into the case.

May 30, 2016, 14:28 PM IST

Man who raped and murdered Kerala Dalit law student arrested, says report

The Deccan Chronicle reported that the suspected killer of Jisha is a Bengali migrant worker, identified as Hari Kumar.

May 14, 2016, 10:58 AM IST

BJP targets Rahul for not visiting family of raped Dalit woman

"Why Rahul Gandhi has not visited Kerala? He could visit Hyderabad two times after the unfortunate suicide of Rohit Vemula in Hyderabad University," senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said.

May 12, 2016, 22:04 PM IST

Jisha's sister taken in for questioning in Kerala

Twelve days after the murder of Dalit law student Jisha in Ernakulam district here , police on Monday took her sister Deepa in for questioning.

May 09, 2016, 12:20 PM IST

Amit Shah visits Dalit woman's family in Kerala, BJP forms panel

BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday set up a three-member committee to look into incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in election-bound Kerala, and also visited Perumbavoor to meet the family members of a 30-year-old Dalit woman who was raped and brutally murdered.

May 05, 2016, 23:19 PM IST

Kerala law student rape and murder: Perumbavoor DSP removed from probe, two migrant laborers detained

Kerala CM Oommen Chandy announced that the state government has decided to give Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of the Dalit law student.

May 05, 2016, 11:06 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to meet Kerala rape victim's mother on May 11

With Assembly polls only 12 days away, the rape and murder of a Dalit woman has become the most talked about issue in Kerala.

May 05, 2016, 09:41 AM IST

Nirbhaya-like rape in Kerala: Victim had 38-wounds on her body, says autopsy

A poor Dalit woman whose brutal murder has shocked Kerala had 38 wounds on her body, her autopsy revealed, as police said on Wednesday their probe was on the right track.

May 04, 2016, 21:10 PM IST

Cops release suspect's sketch as public outrage grows in Kerala's 'Nirbhaya' case

Almost a week after she was found raped and murdered at her home in Kerala's Ernakulam district, the cops on Wednesday released a sketch of a suspect in the barbaric rape and murder case. 

May 04, 2016, 13:42 PM IST

Who raped and murdered Jisha in Kerala? Here are a few theories

The brutal rape and murder of Jisha has been dubbed "Kerala's Nirbhaya" for its chilling similarities to the gang-rape in 2012 of a young Delhi student on a moving bus.

May 04, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

Kerala law student rape and murder: Oommen Chandy to meet family, promises help

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Wednesday, will meet the family of the law student, who was brutally raped and murdered in Perumbavoor.

May 04, 2016, 08:57 AM IST

Nirbhaya-like rape in Kerala: NHRC issues notice to state govt

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo moto congnizance of media reports of rape and murder of a law student in Ernakulam and issued a notice to Kerala government. 

May 03, 2016, 21:21 PM IST

Kerala law student rape and murder: Three detained by police

Jisha was found lying dead in a pool of blood on April 28 at her home near a canal in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam by her mother.

May 03, 2016, 18:47 PM IST

Kerala Dalit student murder: Hand over probe to Crime Branch, says Human Rights commission

The Kerala Human Rights Commission today ordered that the probe into the brutal murder of a Dalit law student in Perumbavoor be handed over to the Crime branch.

May 03, 2016, 16:29 PM IST