The City police obtained custody of West Bengal native Adam Ali, the prime suspect in the murder case of Kesavadasapuram native Manorama, from Chennai on Tuesday.
A three-member team of the Medical College police had gone to Chennai a day ago shortly after the accused was nabbed by the Railway Protection Force during an alleged bid to board a train to Kolkata. He was detained at the RK Nagar police station until the arrival of the police team from Kerala.
While the accused was subsequently produced at a local court at Saidapet in Chennai, the Kerala Police obtained a warrant for his custody. The team was expected to reach Thiruvananthapuram during the early hours of Wednesday.