Kanhangad, Jan 19: A man who was summoned by the Hosdurg police here in connection with strangulating a 65-year-old housewife and robbing her of 9.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments was found dead hanging here on Thursday.
Kunhikkannan, 55, of Velaswaram who was running an eatery close to the residence of the woman, K. Janaki, was found dead on his residential premises, Kanhangad sub-inspector A. Santhoshkumar said.
The police had summoned a few suspects in connection with the murder. Unidentified miscreants had sped away with gold ornaments and Rs. 38,000 in cash from the house after strangulating the woman. Her elderly husband was asleep inside the house at the time of the crime.
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