Sukumara Kurup

Sukumara Kurup
Born
P K Gopalakrishna Kurup[2]

(1946-05-25) 25 May 1946 (age 78)[3]
Cheriyanad,[2] Chengannur, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
SpouseSarasamma[4]
Criminal chargeMurder, Insurance fraud
Wanted by
Wanted since1984

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 INR 800,000 (approximately USD 80,000 in 1984). 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 has been missing since 1984.[8][2] [9]

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  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ Jose, Bijin (5 March 2017). "Kerala: Arrest warrant against man who faked death 33 years ago". India Today. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "30 Years & Still on the Run: The Mystery of Kerala's Most Wanted". Interpol. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "35 yrs after 'faking' own death, Kerala man still elusive". The Indian Express. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Finding Sukumara Kurup: Recreating a 37-year-old murder case that has become folklore in Kerala". 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "The tale of a macabre murder in Kerala: How Sukumara Kurup killed Chacko". The News Minute. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ Jose, Bijin (5 March 2017). "Kerala: Arrest warrant against man who faked death 33 years ago". India Today. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ "40 years on the lam: Chacko's wife, son still grieving as Sukumara Kurup enjoys cult status". Onmanorama.