Muthoot murder: Police team re-submits charge sheet

Police probing the murder of businessman Paul Muthoot George today submitted the charge sheet in the case again in a local court after the Kerala high court stayed a magistrate's order returning it seeking more details.

Judicial magistrate Subitha Chirakkal of Ramankari court near here had returned the charge sheet on December 8 with critical comments that it was not clear on some details of the case.

On a petition from Kerala government challenging the decision, the high court yesterday stayed the magistrate's order. The original charge sheet was submitted on November 19.

Chirakkal returned it observing that some vital points relating to the crime were not clear and asked police to submit a fresh charge sheet "clearing all doubts".

Paul, scion of the Kerala-based multi-crore Muthoot group with diverse business interests, was stabbed to death by a gang at Pallathuruthy near Alapuzha on August 21.

The police version was that the murder was the result of a heated exchange between Paul and the members of the gang, who were on their way to carry out a criminal operation.