In Kerala, where a 23-year-old man killed five people—including his grandmother, uncle, aunt, 13-year-old brother, and girlfriend—new information have surfaced in the astonishing mass murder case. Police say the defendant, Afan, wished to die by suicide along with his mother and younger brother in first thinking of dying; he had a liability of ₹65 lakh due to 14 lenders. His idea took a lethal, sharp turn as his mother refused to cooperate.

Monetary problems and motivation to kill

Authorities said Afan’s relatives suffered unrelenting bullying by loaners. Unbeknownst to his father, who is employed in Saudi Arabia, the debt was great. Feeling let down by his grandparent and uncle for not providing money support, Afan chose to handle things himself.

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He first tried to murder his mother by attacking her before believing she was dead. Then he killed his grandmother and stole her gold necklace at her location. After this he drove to his paternal uncle’s home and murdered his uncle and aunt.

Coming back, Afan discovered his 13-year-old brother and girlfriend Farsana. Thinking she would be unable to survive without him, he murdered his little brother before slaying Farsana. He went into the Venjaramoodu police station and handed himself over after committing the offenses.

Police Inquiry as well as Mental Health Evaluation

Superintendent of Police KS Sudarshan verified that officials are looking into whether Afan had other reasons behind his poverty. Even after he surrendered, his conduct stayed odd and so police had a psychiatric assessment.

Afan will be interrogated alongside mental health professionals to assess his psychological state. He seems to have had no hatred for Farsana. Sudarshan added that he had also not mentioned his mass suicide strategy.

Parents’s comments

Shemina, Afan’s mother, first told cops she had slid from her bed unaware of the killings. Rahim, his father who returned from Saudi Arabia after the episode, said he knew only of a ₹15 lakh debt comprising a relative’s loan and a bank loan. He also said Afan had pawned a girlfriend gold necklace to help pay off some of the debt, and he had sent ₹60,000 to retrieve it.

Authorities are still analyzing the whole scope of Afan’s intentions and mental state.