IUML man’s homicide: Second accused discovered useless

By Express News Service
KANNUR: Even because the Crime Branch (CB) launched its probe into the homicide of Muslim League supporter Mansoor at Pullakkara close to Panur, the second accused within the case was discovered useless in a abandoned compound at Kalikkulamb close to Nadapuram in Kozhikode on Friday. 

35-year-old Ratheesh Kooloth, a CPM employee, was discovered hanging from a tree by native residents, who knowledgeable the police. Police squads from Chokli, Valayam and Nadapuram reached the spot and recognized him as Ratheesh, who had absconded from Kannur after Mansoor was reported useless on Wednesday early morning. Ratheesh was an worker at a welding store at Parakkadavu. 

It is learnt that the CB crew, which checked the cell phone of Shinos — the DYFI employee who was arrested on Wednesday — has acquired some important info relating to the conspiracy behind the homicide. The telephone was recovered from the crime scene as Shinos reportedly misplaced it throughout the scuffle with League employees who caught him when he tried to flee.

The police checked the WhatsApp messages and reportedly discovered sufficient proof relating to the sourcing of of weapons for the assault. Some of the messages despatched to his buddies had been discovered deleted. The police additionally discovered some messages wherein Shinos had given details about his whereabouts to the man accused who had absconded. The telephone has been handed over to the Cyber Cell to retrieve the deleted messages.

Meanwhile, the UDF leaders flayed the delay in arresting the remaining accused within the case. Congress state working president Ok Sudhakaran stated the UDF doesn’t consider within the probe crew and expects no justice from it. Muslim League nationwide common secretary P Ok Kunhalikutty stated the investigation crew is attempting to guard the murderers.

‘Man who leads probe into Mansoor murder case close associate of CPM’

Earlier   within the day, the CB crew led by DySP Ok Ismail reached the home of Mansoor round 10am and recorded the assertion of his father Musthafa. The crew then went to Thalassery Indira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital and recorded the assertion of Muhasin, brother of Mansoor, who was injured within the assault by assailants.

Coming out towards the police probe, Sudhakaran stated: “The man who leads the investigation is a close associate of CPM leaders. How can we trust an investigation being led by this person,” he requested. He stated the position of Akash Thillankeri, an accused within the homicide of Youth Congress employee Shuhaib, also needs to be investigated. 

He alleged that there have been similarities in the way in which each Mansoor and Shuhaib had been attacked. “The homicide of Paral Manzoor isn’t a part of a normal political conflict. It is a properly deliberate homicide. Local CPM leaders are concerned within the conspiracy which led to the homicide. We don’t belief the investigation crew. The law enforcement officials within the crew are obedient to the CPM leaders.

The investigation needs to be handed over to another companies. At least, an officer within the IPS rank ought to examine the case,” stated Kunhalikutty. A gathering of the investigation crew held on the Chokli police station on Friday determined to entrust two groups — led by two CIs — with the duty of nabbing the remaining accused. The two squads have began seek for the accused who’ve absconded.