Accused in Mithila Mohan murder sent to police custody

April 06, 2013 02:05 am | Updated 02:05 am IST - Kochi:

Mithila Mohan. File Photo

Mithila Mohan. File Photo

Santhosh Kumar, first accused in the murder of liquor contractor Mithila Mohan, was remanded in police custody for 12 days by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court here.

Mr. Kumar, arrested from Thrissur by a Crime Branch team on Wednesday, is charged with murder and criminal conspiracy.

V.A. Mohanan was shot to death at his house in Vennala on April 5, 2006.

The police said business rivalry between Mohan and Kumar was the reason for murder.

Kumar allegedly asked Pandiyan, a criminal from Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, to hire two shooters to kill Mohan.

The deceased Pandiyan is second accused in the case. Madivanan and Uppali, the other accused, are allegedly the shooters. The police have not yet been able to arrest the two or recover the murder weapon.

The police said Kumar had confessed to them. They sought custody of the accused to trace the shooters, the vehicle used by the killers, the murder weapon, and the place where the conspiracy was hatched.

Kumar will be taken to Dindigul, Ooty, Chennai, Coimbatore and other places to collect evidence.

The police had sought custody of Kumar for 14 days.

Magistrate Philip Thomas asked them to give up custody as soon as their purpose was complete or after 12 days, whichever happened earlier.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.