Suspects in non-resident Keralite murder arrested in oman: Report

Oman Daily reported that the suspects were arrested.

Update: 2016-06-17 01:03 GMT
John Philip

Kottayam: The Omani Police has confirmed the death of John Philip, 47, of Manarcaud, who was missing from a fuel station at Ibri since Friday. They intimated his family on the phone on Thursday that they recovered his three-day-old body. "They told us it would take at least two days to bring the body here,” his elder brother Jacob Philip told DC.

"They recovered his body Wednesday night. However, they did not disclose the nature of injuries." He was suspected to be abducted by robbers when he tried to prevent a robbery attempt there. Oman Daily reported that the suspects were arrested. The body will be returned to the state on Saturday or by Sunday since Friday is a holiday there.

Mr Philip, who was working as a manager at the fuel station for the last 12 years, was allegedly abducted by a team of robbers. An amount of 5,000 riyals was also missing. The recorder of the CCTV camera was also missing. His colleague who came next morning to replace him on duty found him missing and informed others. His resident card and his mobile phone were found in the office room. He leaves his wife Binu and children Ronex and Ann.   

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