One more held in Suhas Shetty murder case
Mangaluru: The CCB sleuths of Mangaluru City police arrested one more person in connection with the murder of Hindu activist and rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty. According to police, the accused is Abdul Razak,59, hailing from Bajpe and currently residing at an apartment in Kenjar.
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Police said that he is accused of conspiring in the murder along with the main accused, and helping them abscond.
It is alleged that he conspired with the key accused, his son Mohammad Muzammil, and his son-in-law Naushad Vamanjoor alias Chotte Naushad. It is also learnt that the planning of the murder took place at his residence, and that he assisted the accused in evading arrest.
The investigation into the murder case is ongoing, and efforts are under way to trace the remaining accused involved in the crime. The victim was hacked to death on May 1, and the police subsequently arrested eight persons in connection with the case. Later, three more were arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to 12.
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