Woman taken into custody at Kothamangalam in Kerala after 38-year-old man dies of suspected poisoning

A 38-year-old man, a native of Mathirappilly near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala, died here on Thursday following suspected poisoning.

The police have taken a woman into custody from her residence at Chelad, near Kothamangalam. A case has been registered against her under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to the police, the man, identified as Ansil, was reportedly in a relationship with the woman for some time. She had allegedly filed multiple complaints against him for alleged sexual and physical assault earlier.

She allegedly invited him to her house on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) night. The accused had allegedly served him poison with the intention of killing him.

He was taken to a private hospital at Aluva around 4.30 a.m on July 30 after he had developed uneasiness and vomiting. He had reportedly told his relative that the woman had allegedly “betrayed” him.

The hospital authorities said he died around 7.45 p.m on Thursday.

The police said the postmortem examination would be held at the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam to ascertain the exact cause of death.

The police suspect that their relationship had turned sour of late. The arrest of the accused will be officially recorded once the autopsy confirms the cause of death, they said.