5 min learnThiruvananthapuramUp to date: Sep 1, 2026 01:02 PM IST
The three girls, all from totally different elements of Kerala, lived in the identical condominium advanced in California, US. They had been identified to be fairly shut and, final week, had celebrated the pageant of Onam collectively. Two days later, two of them had been discovered useless – one on the identical condominium’s car parking zone and the opposite inside her flat. The third girl was arrested for allegedly inflicting a minimum of one of many deaths, with police trying into attainable reference to the opposite homicide as nicely.
The dying of the 2 girls, reported on August 28 at Milpitas in California, has left the households of the 2 victims, and the neighborhood at massive, shocked and grappling with the attainable motive behind the act.
Although police haven’t formally recognized the victims, however based on data reaching Kerala, the deceased girls are Anjana Hari, 35, a local of Thrissur, and Ann Mary Mathew, 40, from Thiruvananthapuram. Their pal Anila, 32, a local of Kottayam, has been arrested in reference to Anjana’s dying.
Hit-and-run in car parking zone
In response to the press launch from Milpitas police, the deaths had been reported from Mill Creek Condo at 440 Dixon Touchdown Street the place personnel had rushed to after receiving reviews of a hit-and-run visitors collision within the car parking zone.
“Witnesses reported seeing a blue SUV leaving the world instantly after the incident. When officers arrived, they discovered a feminine sufferer, aged 35, who had sustained vital accidents on account of the collision. Sadly, she was pronounced deceased on the scene,” the press launch acknowledged.
Officers shortly searched the encompassing space and located a blue SUV matching the outline in a close-by car parking zone. “The car had vital injury according to being concerned in a collision. The motive force, a 32-year-old girl, was arrested in reference to the incident. This stays an lively and ongoing investigation. The circumstances main as much as the collision are nonetheless being decided, and extra data will likely be launched because it turns into out there,” mentioned the discharge.
On listening to concerning the accident involving their pal, Ann’s husband rushed house solely to seek out her murdered of their flat.
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In its press launch, the Milpitas police haven’t talked about something concerning the dying of Ann. Nonetheless, her household in Kerala mentioned the police have confirmed to the kinfolk within the US about it being a case of murder.
A member of the family of Anjana mentioned, “We have no idea the motive of the crime. On Saturday afternoon, we bought details about the incident with Keralites in California saying that she had met with an accident. Later, it was confirmed as a homicide. Her husband who got here down from the condominium noticed his spouse mendacity useless within the parking space. We’re advised that an inquest and probe are occurring. The police are but to disclose the motive behind the crime,’’ mentioned the relative.
The couple, each software program professionals, had moved to California six years in the past. “They’ve a six-year-old daughter. Earlier than shifting to the USA, they’d labored in Bengaluru. Whereas the husband continued to work as a software program skilled in California, Anjana transitioned to educating,” mentioned the relative.
Name from CM, Union minister
The relative mentioned Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi had referred to as them to assist expedite the process to deliver the physique again house.
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“I might contact the husband, however he’s unable to talk now. He’s in shock and but to come back to phrases with the incident. The three households had been residing in the identical condominium advanced and had celebrated the Onam pageant collectively final week. They’d a superb social life, however we’re but to get any details about the motive behind the homicide,” he mentioned.
In Kottayam, a relative of Ann mentioned the police in Milpitas have allowed the kinfolk in California a briefing on Wednesday.
Ann and her husband had moved to the US 4 years in the past. “Upon listening to concerning the homicide of Anjana, Ann’s husband rushed to the flat solely to understand that his spouse had additionally been murdered. Whereas the husband was employed at a agency, Ann was not working in the mean time. Earlier, she used to work as a trainer. The couple has two kids,” mentioned the relative.
“We wouldn’t have any details about the motive behind the homicide. The native police have advised our household associates in Milpitas that Ann’s dying was a case of murder.”
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The accused, Anila, hailed from Moonnilavu in Kottayam. “She is an engineering graduate who migrated to the US 4 years in the past along with her husband. They’ve a daughter. Yesterday (Sunday), we got here to know concerning the incident, however none of us is conversant in the motive behind the alleged crime. Anila’s mother and father had gone to the US for a brief trip and had been slated to return to Kerala later this week,’’ mentioned a household pal.
