Kerala stalker throws snake on girl's father to kill him, arrested
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram for throwing a snake at a girl’s father as he warned him against harassing his daughter.
Police have arrested a man in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram for throwing a snake at a girl’s father after he warned him against harassing his daughter. Police have booked the accused under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
The accused, identified as Kichu (30), is a history sheeter and has been arrested.
Kattakada Police said the incident took place around 2.30 am on Sunday when the accused allegedly threw a snake through the window of the house of the elderly man with the intention of killing him.
"The girl had apparently rejected his overtures, and he was enraged. The man was earlier accused in many criminal cases," a senior police official said.
According to police, Kichu confessed to committing the crime and said that he liked the man's daughter, but he did not approve of it and asked him to stay away from his daughter.
Police said the victim felt something crawling on him and later spotted Kichu outside his house. "Hearing the melee, locals gathered and apprehended the accused. They have also killed the snake," the official said.
Later, the police found a carcass of the snake's body in the house, which was sent for medical examination to ascertain its species.
Police are also investigating how the accused got the snake. Kichu has been sent to jail.
