Afan, a 23-year-old from Thiruvananthapuram, is accused of killing five people including his brother and injuring his mother, despite being known as mild-mannered and soft-spoken. Allegedly driven by financial crisis, he used a hammer for the murders and traveled to three houses. Police await his recovery to record his arrest.
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