<p>A man who was suspected to be murdered and buried by his wife at Pathanamthitta in Kerala has been traced by the police from a nearby district.</p>.<p>36-year-old Naushad was missing over the last one and a half years. When the police quizzed his wife Afsana on Thursday, she said that she murdered and buried him.</p>.<p>The police searched many places to trace the body. Even their rented house was dug. But Afsana kept on changing her statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/man-kills-woman-with-iron-rod-for-refusing-marriage-proposal-in-south-delhi-1241559.html">Man kills woman with iron rod for refusing marriage proposal in south Delhi</a></strong></p>.<p>The police became suspicious and following further investigation Naushad was traced from a place at Thodupuzha in Idukki district.</p>.<p>He told the police that he fled Pathanamthitta owing to fear after his wife and some local people assaulted him. Since then he was working at a plantation there. He also claimed that he was not in touch with any of his relatives, including his parents.</p>.<p>Police arrested Afsana on charges of assaulting Naushad.</p>
<p>A man who was suspected to be murdered and buried by his wife at Pathanamthitta in Kerala has been traced by the police from a nearby district.</p>.<p>36-year-old Naushad was missing over the last one and a half years. When the police quizzed his wife Afsana on Thursday, she said that she murdered and buried him.</p>.<p>The police searched many places to trace the body. Even their rented house was dug. But Afsana kept on changing her statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/man-kills-woman-with-iron-rod-for-refusing-marriage-proposal-in-south-delhi-1241559.html">Man kills woman with iron rod for refusing marriage proposal in south Delhi</a></strong></p>.<p>The police became suspicious and following further investigation Naushad was traced from a place at Thodupuzha in Idukki district.</p>.<p>He told the police that he fled Pathanamthitta owing to fear after his wife and some local people assaulted him. Since then he was working at a plantation there. He also claimed that he was not in touch with any of his relatives, including his parents.</p>.<p>Police arrested Afsana on charges of assaulting Naushad.</p>