Published Oct 01, 2026 | 10:42 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 01, 2026 | 10:43 AM
Nivedya allegedly killed the children after she felt that they would be an obstacle to her future life.
The mother accused of murdering her two young children has told police that she killed them because she feared they would come in the way of her modelling ambitions and an independent life. However, investigators remain sceptical about whether this alone could have driven her to commit the double murder.
According to Kozhinjampara police, 33-year-old Nivedya has given a detailed account of the killings during questioning.
She allegedly took her five-year-old elder daughter, Jennifer Juliet, to the bathroom on the pretext of bathing her and held her head underwater in a half-filled bathtub until she died.
She then killed her three-year-old son, Robin Christopher, similarly, police said.
Despite Nivedya insisting that her modelling ambitions and desire for an independent life led to the murders, police suspect that there could be other factors or persons involved and are probing the circumstances surrounding the killings. Her mobile phone will be subjected to forensic examination to determine whether she was in contact with anyone who may have had a role in the crime.
Investigators are also examining whether the stated motive conceals a deeper reason for the murders.
Police said a clearer picture is expected to emerge only after Nivedya is taken into custody and subjected to detailed interrogation.
“We will examine all possible angles. The accused’s phone will be subjected to detailed forensic and digital analysis, including her communications and other relevant data, to ascertain whether anyone else was involved,” a police officer said.
Police believe that Nivedya’s digital footprint can form a key part of the further probe.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths came under suspicion from the beginning.
Police refused to accept Nivedya’s account that both children had accidentally fallen into the small cement water tank in the bathroom. They asked how a five-year-old ended up in the tank and failed to save herself.
Moreover, Nivedya was the only adult present at the house when the incident occurred. Her husband, John Kumar, a firewood cutter, was away at work.
The family had shifted to the rented house only two months earlier.
Kumar had earlier expressed suspicion over the deaths. Relatives reportedly told police that Nivedya had confessed to the crime.
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(Edited by R Rajesh Kumar.)
