Kochi, Jan. 29 -- A 57-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly killing a 68-year-old woman and her son in Palakkad district, police said, adding that the station house officer has been suspended for .

Police said that Chenthamara, who was out on bail in a 2019 murder case, was accused of killing Lakshmi (68) and her son Sudhakaran (50) out of personal grudge at the latter's home in Pothundi near Nenmara on Monday. He was previously arrested for the murder of Sudhakaran's wife Sajitha and was out on bail in the case. The trial in the case is expected to begin next month, an officer said.

Another officer said: "The accused was arrested on Tuesday night near Pothundy. Meanwhile, Nenmara SHO Mahendra Simhan has been suspended." ...