Overview

• Kottakkal police recovered 26-year-old Abul Hossain’s bound and decomposed body in a Malappuram forest about 76 kilometers from Thrissur.
• Investigators retrieved his bag and mobile phone at Thrissur Railway Station and are analyzing CCTV footage that shows him leaving his rented quarters late at night.
• Authorities have classified the case as a suspected premeditated murder but have not made any arrests so far.
• Hossain had moved from West Bengal to Kerala roughly a month ago to work under a contractor and last spoke to his wife on a Tuesday evening before disappearing.
• Hossain’s family and Falakata Municipality leaders have called for a thorough investigation, citing fears of provincial bias and gaps in migrant worker protections.