Police to probe women who bailed out Urang

Kottayam: Police were shocked to find out that Amith Urang, the accused in the Thiruvathukkal double murder case, was bailed out by two women who had no relationship with him, in another case earlier this month. District police chief Shahul Hameed told reporters that those who release criminals on bail will be investigated. He said that police will collect the details of the two women. He has given directive to investigate those who secure bail for accused persons. He also said that those who bail out accused people should ensure that they know them, or else they will have to suffer for their actions in the future. Hameed also said that those who employ workers should do so only after proper verification. In the case of Amith, he along with another person stayed in Vijayakumar's lodge on his way to Bengaluru in Feb last year. Vijayakumar, who happened to meet him, offered a job in his auditorium and house without verifying the identity of Amith. After working for around six-seven months, he left for his native place along with his wife after his salary was pending for over 20 days. Vijayakumar recalled Amith and he rejoined work. However, he left the job again over salary payment issues. This time, he returned in a few days and stole the mobile of Vijayakumar and transferred some amount from his account to his own account. Vijayakumar alerted police and the amount was put on hold. Vijayakumar filed a case, and the police registered an FIR and arrested him. He was remanded in this case for over five months, and he was bailed out by two Malayali women earlier this month in this case.Funeral of murdered couple tomorrowThe funeral of Vijayakumar, the owner of Indraprastham Auditorium, and his wife Meera Vijayakumar, who were murdered by Amith will be held on their residential premises at 3pm on Sunday. This was decided after the arrival of their daughter Gayathri from the US on Friday.The mortal remains will be kept for public viewing in Indraprastham Auditorium from 7am on Sunday. The mortal remains will be brought to the house in Thiruvathukkal by around 9am. The bodies will be cremated on the residential premises.