Worker found murdered; 5 held

MALAPPURAM: A woman Kudumbashree worker, who had gone missing last week, was found allegedly murdered and buried in a ditch in the compound of a former colleague’s house in Tuvvur in this district, police said on Tuesday. Vishnu (26), a former temporary staff of the local panchayat here, and four others, including his father and two younger brothers, were arrested in connection with the incident, they said. The prime accused knew the victim for some time as she was working in the panchayat’s Krishi Bhavan. As per the statement of the accused, the decomposed body, found buried in the compound of his house, was that of Sujitha (35) who had gone missing since August 11.