Life has been far from normal for the residents of a high-rise apartment complex at Edachira, near Thrikkakara, for nearly a fortnight now.
On August 16, a body with multiple violent cuts was found wrapped in a bedsheet and shoved into a duct on the 16th floor, sending shockwaves through the area. The deceased was identified as Sajeev Krishna, 23, of Malappuram, who was one of the five youngsters residing in the apartment.
The Kochi City police tracked down the key suspect, Arshad, from Manjeshwaram in Kasaragod. He was arrested with narcotic substances, including MDMA and hashish oil, while attempting to cross the border to Karnataka. It emerged that he was known to the victim only for a fortnight and had stayed with him for even fewer days.
