[citation needed] Of Indian descent, Ayakannu Marithamuthu (born 1950) worked as a caretaker in charge of the Public Utilities Board-run holiday chalets situated alongside Biggin Hill Road, Changi, Singapore.

[4] His wife, Nagaratha Vally Ramiah, filed a missing person's report at the Joo Chiat Police Station, where she stated that he had gone to the Genting Highlands to try his hand at gambling.

[6] On the day of the trial, the prosecutors admitted that the evidence was insufficient and the judge in charge of the case released the suspects after granting them a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.

[4][7][8] Central Investigations Department director Jagjit Singh stated, "This is one of the most unusual and bizarre cases we have ever handled.

[4] In 2004, Singaporean documentary series Missing re-enacted the Curry Murder case, with the names of the suspects and victim being changed to protect their true identities for privacy reasons.