“He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword".

The murder of Paul George Muthoot, a private financier, is a rocking experience for entire state of Kerala and is a severe jolt for Rs 20,000-crore financial group. He was stabbed by goons on the Alappuzha-Changanassery road on Friday last week.The person deputed to take in charge of leisure and hospitality arm of the group has been put in complete ‘leisure’ bringing immense sorrow to his parents. The killing and the related police enquiry seems rather curious and the whole episode excels a Hollywood blockbuster.
The police force which is yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder is groping in darkness. The IG Vincen M Paul who is known for honesty has brawn flakes in the present enquiry. As usual, in this cruel murder also the involvement of one of the sons of Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is alleged. There is not even a single criminal case, of late, in the state -cheating, woman trafficking and murder- without the association of minister’s son. The LDF Government should think of withdrawing the Port Folio of Balakrishnan.
Though it is ill to deprecate a dead man, one cannot rule out the nexus between private financiers and goons. The murder of Paul George has been resulted from his illegal connection with notorious goons. The soft and biased approach adopted by investigating agencies has emboldened private financiers and goons to take law in their hands and act with utmost impunity. The vast wealth amassed by Muthoot Groups might not be completely legal. It might contain sighs and tears of many clients of these groups. It is known that these financiers keep the practice of charging huge interest per annum and levy various hidden and unexplained charges. They extract as much as they could by hook or by crook and that is why a Jagathy Sree Kumar Starrer qualified a financier as “Motham-oottu”. If anyone is unable to conform to group’s deadline, he is subjected to brutal treatment by goons. Goons are part and parcel of private financiers and of course some hi-tech banks in Kerala. Obviously Pauil has connections with dreaded criminals.
It is, therefore, the time for Paul’s parents, brothers and partners to resolve in a new line. They have to relight the famous biblical saying "He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword".
K James Williams, Cherthala