A 49-year-old man from Thovala in Kanyakumari district is accused of murdering a woman at Ambalamukku on February 6. The accused, according to police, is a tech-savvy, well-versed in cryptocurrency trading serial killer who finds pleasure in stabbing his victims to death.
The police team probing the case said they found Rajendran a tough case given his experience in dealing with cops. Rajendran, accused of four murders in Tamil Nadu, knew how the interrogation works.
As per a report published by The New Indian Express (TNIE), the senior officer revealed that during the initial stage of the questioning, they could not crack him, despite employing various tactics. Finally, they played the emotional card to break him.
The cops told him about the financial difficulties that the murdered woman, Vineetha, was facing. They also told him that the victim was a widow and earned a mere Rs 8,000 per month, which was barely enough to feed her kids.
That was the first time they saw Rajendran showing some degree of remorse for his act. “On hearing about Vineetha, he said ‘Thappu senjitten, sir (I made a mistake)’. That’s how he started speaking,” said the officer.
Control Room ACP Prathapan Nair, who was part of the probe team, said that Rajendran exhibited psychopathic behaviour.
“He always kept a sharp weapon with him, though his intention was to rob people. He is a reserved man, but if the victims resisted his robbery attempt, he would transform into a beast. He stabs the middle of their throat with the weapon,” he said. The attack ruptures the vocal cord so that victims cannot cry aloud. Also, the injury results in instant death, Nair said.
