Kannur Oct 18, 2025

A sitting councillor of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was arrested for allegedly snatching a gold chain from a 77-year-old woman at Koothuparamba in Kannur on Saturday.

The accused, P. P. Rajesh, who serves as the councillor of the fourth ward of the Koothuparamba municipality, was taken into custody on Saturday after a two-day police investigation.

According to the police, Rajesh has confessed to the crime.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the victim, Janaki, was alone at home.

The front door of the house had been left open.

While she was working in the kitchen, an unidentified man wearing a helmet suddenly entered, snatched the one-sovereign gold chain from her neck and fled.

Neighbours rushed to the house on hearing her cries, but the

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