Cadell Jeansen Raja, the sole suspect in the Nanthancode killings, and the ill-fated house. Rinku Raj MattancheriyilThiruvananthapuram: Though Cadell Jeansen Raja, the sole suspect in the Nanthancode killings, has confessed to the crime, the Kerala police are yet to unravel the motive behind the brutal murder of his parents, sister and an aunt.
The investigators have sought the help of psychiatrists for the interrogation, but they could not comprehend the mental health condition of the accused.
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Expert psychiatrist from the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital Dr. Mohan Roy spent several hours with Cadell on Tuesday as he showed signs of delusion and confused the probe team with contrary statements.
Cadell had no friends
Preliminary investigations revealed that Cadell had been leading a mysterious and secretive life. He had been a quiet person with no friends or no social life, the officers said.
While at home, he rarely went out, spending the whole time alone in his room. By nature, Cadell was an introvert and was never interested in socializing. He always replied to queries gently and politely, his neighbors said. He does not know how to drive a car or a bike, they added.
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Cadell's main hobby was creating war-themed video games by adding copious amounts of blood and gore. After completing a course in Artificial Intelligence from abroad, he had plans to specialize in video game development, his uncle Jose, who lives next to the ill-fated house, said.
Most of the time, Cadell remained upstairs glued to his computer and even his parents never entered his room or talked to him.
According to his neighbors, Cadell was never a trouble-maker as they never heard him arguing with his family members.
Housemaid Ranjitham told the police that she did not hear any unusual noises from the house during the past couple of days.
Cadell had visited his uncle Jose last Saturday and had given him Rs 10,000.
Mysterious house
There is an air of mystery about the house as well. Servants or even family members were not allowed to enter upstairs where the family lived. They came down only to have food. After eating, the leftover food would be kept in a cover on the staircase. The house always remained dark and gloomy with no light coming in. The family rarely opened the doors or the windows.
The ill-fated house in Nanthancode, ThiruvananthapuramThe housemaid last saw the victims on Wednesday. After returning from a trip, the three came down once to take their food upstairs, she told the police.
When she asked Cadell about his parents and sister on Friday, he told her that they all had gone on a tour.
On Friday evening, Lalitha, a relative who stayed on the ground floor of the house, too went missing. When the servant queried him, Cadell lost his temper and shouted at her.
Late on Saturday, pungent smell of petrol engulfed the entire area. Though the neighbors told Cadell about the strange smell, he did not respond. Immediately, they informed Jose, who, in turn, phoned Cadell. He told Jose that he was burning old newspaper and magazines.
The gruesome killings came to light the next day. The housemaid who lived in the same house did not know that four murders had taken place upstairs.
