Sukumara Kurup
Sukumara Kurup | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Criminal charge | Organised crime, Murder |
Wanted by | India |
| Wanted since | 1984 |
Sukumara Kurup is one of the most wanted-criminals in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] He was accused in the murder of Chacko, a film representative, in the year 1984.[2]
Chacko's death
Chacko was strangled to death and his body was burnt inside a car near Kunnam in Mavelikara. Sukumara Kurup allegedly committed the crime to fake his own death and claim an insurance amount of INR 800,000($75,000)(1984 dollar($) rate was 10.74) by killing Chacko who bore a resemblance with him. Sukumara Kurup is supposed to have fled abroad after the incident, while two of his co-accused, driver Ponnappan and brother-in-law Bhaskar Pillai, were sentenced to a life-term imprisonment.[3]
According to the police, Sukumara Kurup, is still on the list of absconding accused since January 1984.[4]
The Chacko murder case is one of the longest-standing cases in the judicial history of Kerala.[citation needed]
The case again caught media attention during the mid-2000s when there were reports on Sukumara Kurup look-alikes in various parts of India and Kerala. Even today, Kurup still remains untraced. [5]
See also
In popular culture
NH 47, a Malayalam language film based on Chacko murder was made in 1984 by Baby.[6][7][8]
A crime thriller film, Kurup directed by Srinath Rajendran, is being made with Dulquer Salmaan playing the eponymous role and Tovino Thomas playing Chacko.[9]
References
- ^ "35 yrs after 'faking' own death, Kerala man still elusive". The Indian Express. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ DelhiMarch 5, Bijin Jose New; March 5, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 22:05. "Kerala: Arrest warrant against man who faked death 33 years ago". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ R Gopakumar (13 November 2010), Fugitive fails to turn up at son's wedding, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ bose, abhish k (19 January 2014). "30 years on, 'Chacko murder' still alive in files". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Hunt for Sukumara Kurup hots up" (Press release). The Hindu. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "NH 47". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2154%7Ctitle=NH 47|accessdate=2015-11-01|The war Pinneyum by director Adoor Gopalakrishnan in 2016 is loosely adapted from original criminal incident by Sukumara Kurup.
- ^ Harikrishnan, Charmy (28 August 2016). "Why Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Pinneyum' is just half feminism". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "സുകുമാര 'കുറുപ്പ്' വീണ്ടും; ദുൽഖർ ചിത്രത്തിന് തുടക്കമായി". News18 Malayalam. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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