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Crime
Two Kerala Women Found Dead in US; Third Friend Arrested After Onam Celebration
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 01 Sep 2026, 05:41 AM
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US authorities have taken a Kerala national into custody after two women were discovered dead, two days after they celebrated the Onam festival together.
Three friends from Kerala were in the United States to observe the Onam festival when, two days after their celebration, the bodies of two women were found. Local law enforcement launched an investigation and identified the three individuals as suspects.
Police reports indicate that one of the three friends was taken into custody after forensic evidence linked him to the deaths. The other two friends remain under investigation, and their whereabouts have not been disclosed.
Details about the victims, the exact location in the United States, and the motive behind the killings have not been released. Indian diplomatic channels have been informed, and the case is being handled by US authorities pending further inquiry.
Police reports indicate that one of the three friends was taken into custody after forensic evidence linked him to the deaths. The other two friends remain under investigation, and their whereabouts have not been disclosed.
Details about the victims, the exact location in the United States, and the motive behind the killings have not been released. Indian diplomatic channels have been informed, and the case is being handled by US authorities pending further inquiry.