Rojo Thomas, the brother of Jolly’s first husband and deceased Roy Thomas, told the media on Tuesday that Jolly was forcing him to drop the complaint he had filed, where he raised suspicion over Roy’s death. Rojo said this while coming out of Kozhikode Rural SP office, after giving his statement in the case.
“Jolly approached me through some other people during the mediation of a civil case. She forced me to drop the case. She even kept this as a clause for mediation in the civil case,” said Rojo. According to the Times of India, Rojo has filed a civil case against Jolly, alleging that she forged documents to illegally grab the property owned by his father, Tom Thomas.
It was Rojo’s complaint that exposed the suspicious six deaths in the family and put the spotlight on Jolly Amma Joseph, after the bodies were exhumed on October 5. Rojo is the son of Annamma and Tom Thomas, who are alleged to have been poisoned to death by Jolly.
Rojo, who resides in the United States, had come to give his statement against her to the investigation officers. It took about nine long hours on Tuesday for Rojo to give statements. Rojo was accompanied by Renju, his sister. He had arrived in Kerala on Monday and has been residing at Renju’s house in Vaikom.
He also said that he hopes the ‘deceased members get justice’. He also expressed that he is satisfied with how the investigation was progressing.
According to reports, Jolly was also brought to Kozhikode Rural SP office to be questioned in the presence of Rojo and Renju.
Reportedly, the special investigating team probing the case will approach the Thamarassery Judicial First Class Magistrate court, requesting to extend the custody period of Jolly, which ends on Wednesday.
47- year-old Jolly, a native of Kattapana in Idukki district, is the main suspect in the death of six members in her family, who are now alleged to have been murdered.
Apart from Jolly’s first husband Roy, she is also alleged to have murdered Cily, first wife of Jolly’s present husband Shaju, Cily’s 2-year-old daughter Alphine, Roy’s parents Tom Thomas and Annamma and his uncle Mathew Manjadiyil.
Two other persons - Mathew and Praji Kumar - have also been arrested in the case, and have been accused of supplying cyanide to Jolly.
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