Two days ago, the mother had reportedly filed a complaint with the Kakkanad police against Mithun. However, Mithun was called to the police station and the two parties compromised the matter between themselves.

In March this year, Kavitha Vijaykumar was set on fire by her stalker, 18-year-old Ajin Reji, in broad daylight, in Pathanamthitta district. Kavitha succumbed to her injuries and died a week later. She was on her way to college when the incident took place.

In April, Neethu, a 22-year-old engineering student from Thrissur, was stabbed 12 times and set ablaze by her stalker, 27-year-old Nidheesh. He broke into the victim’s house, carrying petrol and a knife to kill her. Neethu died on the spot.

In June, Soumya Pushpakaran, a Civil Police Officer (COP) of Vallikunnam police station in Alappuzha, was stabbed and set on fire by a fellow police officer, in broad daylight. She was attacked when she was returning home from duty.

In all these incidents, the women had rejected a marriage proposal and romantic advances from the stalkers, who disregarded their consent and chose to resort to violence.