Bantwal, Jun 23: Six persons have been taken into custody by the Bantwal rural police on Sunday in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Naushad at Maripalla on Saturday.
They are all said to be locals and know to the deceased. Two teams have been formed under the guidance of Bantwal circle inspector Belliappa and DCIB inspector Basheer Ahmed to crack the murder mystery.
Naushad, an accused in Nooruddin murder case that took place January 5, 2012 was later acquitted by the court.
Initially it was suspected that Naushad was murdered with a motive of revenge for Nooruddin 's murder. But police are also investigating in the direction of personal rivalry.
Based on the statement given by Naushad 's cousin Shameer, who witnessed the murder, police said six persons were directly involved in the crime. Shameer has identified two of the assailants as Irfan and Toushib.
He said he kept pleading with them when they attacked Naushad and they chopped off his hand before killing him on the spot.
Shameer is being treated at a private hospital in Mangalore.
Police have registered a case based on his complaint.
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