With fugitive Sukumara Kurup back in the limelight, Keralam Crime Branch head says police will look into latest claims
A Malayalam news channel recently aired an image of a man in Brunei, claiming it was a recent photograph of fugitive Sukumara Kurup in hiding. Crime Branch ADGP H. Venkatesh, however, says the case will not be closed unless there is conclusive evidence that Kurup is dead
Sukumara Kurup, a notorious fugitive from Kerala, has resurfaced in the headlines after the Crime Branch reopened his long-pending case. Speculation had swirled that police were nearing the closure of the case due to Kurup's presumed demise, but a recent development has thrown doubt on this notion. A Malayalam news channel displayed an image purportedly showing Kurup in hiding, allegedly captured in Brunei.
However, Karunakaran Menon, a resident of Karumathra near Wadakkanchery in Thrissur, stepped forward on Friday, August 28, 2026, to clarify that the photograph in circulation is actually that of his brother, Damodaran Menon. Damodaran has been living in Malaysia for over three decades.
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