Goa, Nov. 13 -- A chilling criminal conspiracy has come to light in Kerala's Malappuram district, where a 19-year-old woman allegedly hired a group of acquaintances-including two habitual offenders-to kidnap, rob, and murder her boyfriend. Following swift police intervention in Tirur, five individuals, comprising three women and two men, have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody.

According to police officials, the prime accused has been identified as Safana, 19, a resident of Pattambi in Palakkad district. Seeking to end her relationship with her boyfriend, who also hails from Pattambi, Safana allegedly reached out to her friends in Tirur to execute the violent plot. The co-accused have been named as Nadia, 20, and Rabiba, 25, ...