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May 18, 2025

Confesses to his involvement in the accident that claimed the life of an Irumbanam resident

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POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a 48-year-old pedestrian at Irumbanam on the night of May 9. The accused, identified as Jiby Jacob, a resident of Manned, was allegedly behind the wheel of the vehicle that hit Arun Kumar, a resident of Irumbanam, while he was crossing the road.

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