Kasargod: Three persons have been taken into custody by the Kasargod police in connection with the murder of a youngster named TA Saabith (19). Kasargod DySP Chandran said the three have been arrested for their links with the accused in the case. He also said that they were not directly involved in the murder.
The DySP said the accused after committing the murder had contacted the three who however failed to intimate the police about it. Meanwhile, police have also seized a scooter used by the killers, which they found abandoned 200 meters away from the spot of the murder. They found a jacket under the seat and also blood stains in the scooter which has been sent for forensic examination.
Police have also seized a cell phone said to be that of Akshay, one of the main accused in the case. It is said he had passed it on to his friends before going in hiding after committing the murder. Police have launched a manhunt to trap Akshay and Vaishakh, the prime accused in the case.