Idukki: The police on Friday arrested three persons for shooting dead Idukki native Sunny Thomas Palakkal at his home in Nedumkandam here. Sunny was found shot dead in his bedroom on Tuesday night.
The murder was confirmed after police found bullets on Sunny's residential premises. Among the five bullets discharged, four left marks on the kitchen door.
The police said the attacker shot Sunny from a cardamon field adjacent to his home through the window using a country gun.
The bullets were made of glass indicating the gun was typically used for hunting.
Sunny was asleep in his bedroom when the gruesome incident claimed his life.
A detailed postmortem report is awaited. Pimary investigations began on Wednesday with the help of the dog squad. A ballistic squad will soon join the ongoing investigation too.
As of now, the motive behind the crime and potential suspects remain unknown.
