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"In order to solve an old murder case, Kerala cops recreated the scene using a mannequin and cobra.                         Mathrubhumi (Uthra with her husband Sooraj)What happened to Uthra?In May 2020, a 25-year-old woman named Uthra was allegedly murdered by her husband Sooraj who was accused of giving her sleeping pills and then setting an Indian cobra in the room. She was bitten by the snake. Uthra's murder scene recreationThe team of Kerala police investigating Uthra's murder reconstructed the scene at the state training centre under the Forest Department in the Kollam district of Arippa last year.Kerala police used a live snake and dummy to reconstruct the crime scene for their investigation. The video was released on Thursday and submitted to the court where it will play a vital role in solving Uthra's murder. It shows a cobra being released on a dummy lying on a bed. However, the snake does not attack the dummy. According to Mr Manish Kumar, Chairman of the Mahindra Wildlife Foundation: “The natural bite was a failure. We dropped the snake two or three times on the dummy, but it didn’t do anything, and tried to hide out.\"The team tried to provoke the snake but in vain. They wrapped a piece of raw chicken meat around the dummy's hand but the cobra did not strike. According to Mr Kumar, the reptile did not bite because cobras are not usually very active at night. The snake struck after several attempts after which its natural bite was measured. It was 1.7 cm in width and then two induced bites were measured which were 2 cm and 2.4 cm in width. Uthra's murder investigationAccording to a report by PTI, police officers arrested Sooraj last year on the charges of murdering his wife, Uthra. Sooraj is a private bank employee from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district. A snake-catcher who supplied the cobra and Russel's viper was also arrested on the same charges. Uthra's parents had approach the police to launch an investigation into their daughter's death as they had suspected foul play.                         Indian ExpressPolice added that there was some financial conflict between the couple as Sooraj had received 98 sovereigns of gold jewellery as dowry.  "
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