THRISSUR: Police on Sunday questioned Amal Nisha, wife of Muhammed Nisham who is accused of murdering security guard Chandrabose, for nearly three hours.
In the statements given under Section 164 of the CrPC before the magistrate on Saturday, Chandrabose’s colleagues at Sobha City in Puzhakkal reportedly said that Amal had arrived at the scene in a car while Nisham dragged Chandrabose into his Hummer after ramming it into him near the fountain of the apartment.
They also said that she was in the car while Nisham took Chandrabose in the car to the parking lot where he again beat up the guard. Amal didn’t try to prevent Nisham from assaulting the guard, they said.
Speaking to Express Peramangalam CI Biju Kumar said she was questioned at an apartment in Mannuthy for nearly three hours.
“I cannot disclose more about the questioning and will be conveying all the details to Thrissur City Police Commissioner R Nishanthini and ACP R Jayachandran Pillai,” he said. Asked if Amal is likely to be made an accused, the investigating officer said the probe is on that nothing more could be revealed.
After the January 29 attack, Amal was apparently allowed by the police to drive away from the building.
Biju said that Amal had denied that Nisham was carrying a gun while assaulting the guard. Earlier, those who were at the scene had told reporters that Nisham was heard asking Amal over the phone to bring him a gun which he had kept at the apartment.
There were also eyewitness reports saying that Nisham was seen with a gun and that might have prevented others from stopping him. Though the police raided the apartment, they failed to recover the gun or any documents related to the weapon.
After the incident, Amal reportedly went into hiding at a relative’s house in Kochi. Though the police reached Kochi to quiz Amal, they left for Thrissur immediately after learning that she had gone to a relative’s apartment at Mannuthy.
Amal is also reported to have told the police that she was a victim of domestic violence, about which she had filed a police complaint against Nisham.