The Devalokam double murder: A witness that sang cock-a-doodle-doo

In October 1993, the quiet village of Perla in Kasaragod witnessed a crime both brutal and bizarre.

Imam Hussain, a self proclaimed sorcerer, lured farmer Sreekrishna Bhat and his wife Sreemathi into a fake ritual, promising hidden treasure. Instead, he murdered them for just eight sovereigns of jewellery, leaving behind three orphaned children and a community in shock.

Among the strangest details was a rooster, seized as “evidence” and kept under police protection, even subjected to a post-mortem examination after its death.

This episode of Kerala Crime Files revisits the Devalokam double murder—where black magic, greed, and a crowing witness collided.

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