'Cremate us in Kanyakumari, Bye'; Police unearth details in death of US-based Malayali sisters

MORE details emerged in the death of sisters Annie Philip (35) and Meera Philip (32), the children of Philip and Mary, a couple from Kurikattil, Kidangoor, Kottayam, reports Kerala Kaumudi.

On Thursday, the bodies of Annie and Meera, who went missing from a homestay in the beachtown, were recovered from the Kanyakumari Sea.

The victims, who were based in the United States, reached Kerala just a few days ago and were on a vacation trip to Kanyakumari.

The bodies were found in the Vavathurai area of ​​Kanyakumari by fishermen who had returned from fishing yesterday morning. They immediately informed the police.

According to Kanyakumari police, the sisters left two emails to their parents before planning the vacation trip to Kanyakumari.

One of the mobile phones was recovered from the hotel room. 

In one email sent before going out to sea, the sisters thanked their parents for raising them well and apologised for the decision, according to Kaumudi.

The sisters wrote that they are leaving very happily and also expressed the wish to be cremated in Kanyakumari and their ashes be scattered in the sea.

They also said that all affairs in the US have been taken care of and asked no one to bother about that issue.

The CCTV visuals showed the two sisters slowly walking towards the pier carrying two plastic bags. This message sent panic in the family, and relatives immediately raised the alarm and informed the police.

Annie and Meera, both unmarried, had been settled in Texas for the last 15 years. They worked as a software engineer and an X-ray technician, respectively. 

The sisters, after reaching Kerala, headed straight to Kanyakumari and told their parents that they would soon return home.

Meanwhile, Kanyakumari police are continuing their investigation to find the other mobile phone, which is suspected to have been thrown into the sea by one of them, the paper said.

Police also recovered an email sent to parents from Meera’s account, which simply said ‘bye’.