Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Aug 7:  Baliga Aziz alias Abdul Aziz (32), a resident of Paivalike, who reportedly led a team of hired killers who eliminated Abdul Basheer alias Abdul Jabbar (24), a resident of Perla Nalka and a youth Congress leader from Perla unit of the party, was arrested by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team. Reportedly, the arrest was executed on the night of Thursday.

Aziz, who had earlier been arrested, was remanded to judicial custody. He was later released on bail. With court’s permission, a CBI team comprising its inspectors, K J Darwin and Razi Kunhaparambil, arrested him. The team wants to interrogate him. The CBI investigation has revealed that the team of assassins that had been hired for the purpose had been told to cut off Jabbar’s limbs, but because of severe bleeding caused in the attack, Jabbar had breathed his last. A five-member gang had intercepted Jabbar’s car near Ukkinadka on November 3, 2009, and after dragging him out of his car, the gang members had indiscriminately hit him with sharp weapons, leaving him bleeding profusely. Three other men had also been earlier arrested by the then Kasargod circle inspector, T P Premarajan. All the four had later secured bail.

Sudhakar Master, Kumble area secretary of CPM, was also named as an accused by the Badiyadka policemen in the case registered earlier.