Sukumara Kurup | |
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Born | P K Gopalakrishna Kurup[2] 25 May 1946[3] |
Spouse | Sarasamma[4] |
Criminal charge | Murder, Insurance fraud |
Wanted by | |
Wanted since | 1984 |
Sukumara Kurup (alias Sukumara Pillai) (born as P K Gopalakrishna Kurup) is an Indian fugitive and is one of the most-wanted criminals in the Indian state of Kerala.[5][6] On 21 January 1984, he, along with his brother-in-law Bhaskara Pillai, his driver Ponnappan and his aide Shahu, murdered a man named Chacko in an attempt to fake Kurup's own death and thereby claim a life insurance amount of ₹8 lakh (US$9,600). The subterfuge was soon exposed by the police, who arrested Bhaskara Pillai, Ponnappan and Shahu. However, Kurup absconded from the state in the meantime.[7] Notorious for being India's longest wanted fugitive, Kurup is still missing and untraced since 1984.[8][2] [9]