Haripad police register case over alleged murder of medical student in Uzbekistan

The case was filed at Haripad police station on Wednesday after the student's family lodged a complaint, an officer said as reported by news agency PTI.

Kayamkulam Deputy Superintendent of Police Binukumar T told the agency that the FIR was registered following a complaint submitted by the student's parents to the District Police Chief. A postmortem examination was also conducted at Alappuzha Medical College.

According to Binukumar, although the alleged crime took place in Uzbekistan, Indian law allows a case to be registered in Kerala.