The body of Chikku Robert, a 25-year-old Kerala nurse who was murdered in Oman last month, will arrive in Kochi today morning, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said yesterday.
Robert’s husband will not accompany the body because Oman’s rules require him to be present in the country while the investigation into the murder is being conducted, Chandy said.
Robert, who was five months pregnant, was found by her husband with multiple stab injuries at their apartment in Salalah city.
The couple worked at the same hospital.
Chandy said police in Oman have cracked the case and “the details are awaited.”
Police have so far taken statements from several of Robert’s friends, colleagues and her husband, as part of the investigation.
A Pakistani national was also questioned by the police and let off.
Chandy did not think Robert’s husband was a suspect.
“We have been told that her husband is totally innocent, but the rules there are like that. I even gave a letter to the officials there that the state government will ensure that soon after the funeral is over, her husband will be sent back,” the chief minister said.
“We are told that he is also unwell and the authorities have said that he will be given all the necessary attention,” he added.