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On 27 January 2025, 76-year-old Meenakshi Lakshmi and her son, 58-year-old Sudhakaran, were stabbed to death in [[Nemmara]], [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]], India. The suspected assailant is Chenthamara, who was convicted for the 2019 murder of Sudhakaran's wife and was released on parole in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-27 |title=Murder accused out on parole hacks neighbour and his mother to death in Kerala’s Palakkad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/murder-accused-out-on-parole-hacks-neighbour-and-his-mother-to-death-in-keralas-palakkad/article69145886.ece |access-date=2025-01-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-27 |title=Double Murder Shocks Kerala Village |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/kerala/double-murder-shocks-kerala-village-1857040 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nenmara double murder case accused Chenthamara still at large |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/01/28/nenmara-double-murder-case-chenthamara-absconding.html |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Nenmara double murder case accused Chenthamara still at large |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Investigation==<br />
According to police, Chenthamara fled to a nearby forest following the killings, hiding in the Mattai forest area of Pothundy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nenmara double murder case: Chenthamara taken for evidence collection under tight security |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/02/04/nenmara-double-murder-case-chenthamara-evidence-collection-tight-security.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=[[Onmanorama]] |language=en}}</ref> The Kerala Police started a search on January 27, 2025 to arrest Chenthamara.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-28 |title=Out on bail in murder case, Kerala man kills first victim’s husband, mother-in-law: Police |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-man-kills-first-victims-husband-after-bail-in-murder-case-9802159/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He was remanded in custody by 29 January.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-29 |title=Chenthamara remanded in judicial custody as police reveal chilling details of a planned attack |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chenthamara-remanded-in-judicial-custody-as-police-reveal-chilling-details-of-a-planned-attack/article69155441.ece |access-date=2025-07-30 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> <br />
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Some reports said that eyewitnesses to the events feared testifying due to potential reprisal against them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-05 |title=Fearing reprisal from Chenthamara, key eyewitness in Nenmara twin-murder case hesitates to testify |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/key-eyewitness-in-nenmara-twin-murder-case-hesitates-to-give-statement-to-police-cac28f5b |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><br />
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A charge sheet was filed in the Alathur Magistrate Court in March 2025, with Chenthamara being the sole accused.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-03-25 |title=Charge sheet filed in Nenmara double murder case, Chenthamara lone accused |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1504876&u=charge-sheet-filed-in-nenmara-double-murder-case-chenthamara-lone-accused-1504876 |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref><br />
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