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Sukumara Kurup
Sukumara Kurup | |
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| Born | Gopalakrishna Kurup[1] 1946[2] Chengannur, Kerala, India |
| Spouse(s) | Sarasamma[3] |
| Criminal charge | Organised crime, Murder, Fraud |
Wanted by | |
| Wanted since | 1984 |
Sukumara Kurup is an Indian fugitive and is one of the most-wanted criminals in the Indian state of Kerala.[4] In 1984, he was accused of the murder of Chacko as part of a plot to portray Chacko's body as his own to collect insurance money.[5][6]
Background
Murder of Chacko
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 ₹8,00,000 (US$10,075) by killing Chacko who bore a resemblance to him. Sukumara Kurup is supposed to have fled abroad after the incident, while two of his co-accused, driver Ponnappan and brother-in-law Bhaskara Pillai, were sentenced to a life-term imprisonment.[7] According to the police, Sukumara Kurup, is still on the list of absconding accused since January 1984.[8] The Chacko murder case is one of the longest-standing cases in the judicial history of Kerala.[9]
The case again caught media attention during the mid-2000s when there were reports on Sukumara Kurup look-alikes in various parts of India including Kerala. Even today, Kurup still remains untraced.[10]
In popular culture
NH 47, a Malayalam film based on Chacko murder was made in 1984 by Baby.[11][12] The 2016 Dileep starring movie Pinneyum by director Adoor Gopalakrishnan is loosely adapted from original criminal incident by Sukumara Kurup.[13]
A 2021 crime thriller film, Kurup, directed by Srinath Rajendran, is being made with Dulquer Salmaan playing the eponymous role. Teaser of this movie was released on 26 March 2021 in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.[14]
See also
References
- ↑ "Finding Sukumara Kurup: Recreating a 37-year-old murder case that has become folklore in Kerala". The Indian Express. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ Jose, Bijin (5 March 2017). "Kerala: Arrest warrant against man who faked death 33 years ago". India Today. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ "30 Years & Still on the Run: The Mystery of Kerala's Most Wanted". The Quint. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "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}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Finding Sukumara Kurup: Recreating a 37-year-old murder case that has become folklore in Kerala". Indian Express.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "'Don't know if Sukumara Kurup is alive or dead, but we forgive them'". Onmanorama.
- ↑ "Hunt for Sukumara Kurup hots up". The Hindu (Press release). 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "NH 47". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "NH 47" (in Malayalam). malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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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