KOLLAM: The investigation team investigated the case of Murder Uthra relied on scientific investigations to bring the case to a logical conclusion.
The team led by Kollam Rural SP Harisankar and the branch of DSP Ashokan crime had a big challenge before they were because there were no eyewitnesses in this case and there were no instructions to doubt that snakes could be used as weapons for murder.
The crime branch team must depend on indirect evidence and scientifically collected evidence.
When they confirm the use of snakes, another challenge is to make evidence reliable.
There are two similar cases in Maharashtra and Rajasthan where snakes are used for murder.
But in both cases, prosecution cannot prove it without doubt.
Postmortem Uthra Report, an autopsy examination of snake (COBRA) used as a murder weapon, chemical analysis report, Sooraj’s call record and Snake Charmer Chavarkavu Suresh, and Visual CCTV confirmed the meeting between Sooraj and Suresh in Enathu all collected to be closed by a gap and leading the investigation on the road Correct.
Digital evidence was collected convincingly against the detailed planning of Sooraj to use snakes as murder weapons.
Forensic examination reports say that the snake intestine is empty.
This shows that the snake is stored in a plastic jar for seven days without being fed.
Proof of material is collected with large precision.
Finally, the dummy test is done to ensure the bite width of the snake (distance between teeth) that occurs when the snake bites naturally and sustained when pressed to bite.
While usually, the width is around 1.7 cm, here in the case of Uthra it is 2.3cm and 2.7cm.
Only when the cobra was pressed on his head to make him bite the bite width about 2.5cm.