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Woman claims to have seen her at Kottayam Lodge, Jesna missing, Jesna Maria James, Kerala, latest news, Jesna missing, case history

Kochi: Six years after the disappearance of Kerala student Jesna Maria James, a woman has come forward claiming that she saw a girl resembling Jesna at a lodge in Mundakayam in Kottayam. The woman, who worked at the lodge, also reported seeing a boy with the girl.

The woman shared this information with the Kerala Crime Branch during the investigation. She mentioned that after recognizing Jesna's photograph in the newspaper, she asked the owner of the lodge about it, but he dismissed her concerns and asked her to keep quiet.

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“I saw her photograph in the newspaper and realised that it was the girl I had seen in the lodge. Then I enquired with the lodge owner Biju. However, he dismissed my doubts and asked me to remain silent and not speak about it. He also threatened me. However, I informed the CID,” she told Mathrubhumi News.

According to the woman, the boy told her that they were going to Ernakulam for a check-up.

Jesna, a second year BCom student, went missing on March 22, 2018 while on her way to her aunt’s house at Mundakkayam in Kottayam.