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 ₹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]

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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.