Motta Navas (born 1966) is an Indian serial killer who operated in the city of Kollam, Kerala between June and August 2012.
A drug addict, Navas used to sleep by 8 p.m. and wake up at midnight to roam the city, targeting victims.
The victim, aged about 65 years, was hit on the head with a huge stone whilst he was sleeping under the SP Office flyover which was under construction.
[1] On 3 August, Thankappan, 55, a native of Sasthamcotta, was found dead inside a bus waiting shed.
After investigations which lasted about a fortnight a police team led by Kollam East Circle Inspector V. Sugathan, Sub Inspector G. Gopakumar, and senior civil police officer Prasanna Kumar arrested Navas from the Nehru Park area in the city on 2 November 2012.