R?Chetan Kumar, the Chikmagalur district Superintendent of Police, said that a CID investigation and a judicial probe into the death of Kabeer had begun.
An officer of the rank of SP and two of the rank of DySP were part of the investigation.
Killer is gallantry medal winner
Accused Naveen G Naik was awarded with President's gallantry medal for police personnel in the past.
The honour was bestowed on him on the occasion of Independence Day last year for the role he played during the operation in Kakkunje Reserve forest area under Kadaba police station limits in 2012 where a Naxalite, identified as Yellappa alias Dinakar hailing from Mandalagere village in Raichur taluk of Raichur district, was killed.
Naik, 35, hails from Karwar in Uttara Kannada, got married just a month ago and settled at Koppa in Chikmagalur district
"He hails from a poor family and got his sister married recently," said an ANF personnel, who gave the details about Naik.
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