The case also led to a debate on the legal and moral implications of capital punishment as the prime accused, Reni George, went on to become a noted social worker.
[5] On interrogation by police, the maid informed them that the couple expected one of their relatives, whom they referred to as Madrasile Mon (son from Madras), to pay a visit to them during those days.
[6] Further investigations led to his arrest, along with three of his accomplices, Gulam Mohammed aka Chen, Gunasekharan, and Kiblo Daniel,[7] the first from Mauritius, second from Malaysia and the last named, from Kenya.
[8] In order to raise money for footing their drug bills,[8] they hatched a plot to kill and rob K. C. George and Rachel, who were closely related to the main accused.
They reached Tiruvalla by road from Chennai and, on the night of 6 October 1980, beat the couple to death and escaped with money and jewelry, after wiping out the crime trails.
[12] The crime inspired a 1982 movie, Madrasile Mon, directed by J. Sasikumar, which had some names who would later become known in the Malayalam film industry, such as Ravikumar, Raveendran, Mohanlal and Thampi Kannanthanam, among other veteran artists.