Two more held for realty broker's murder at Chalakkudy

Thrissur: Two accused, who were on the run after the arrest of four of their accomplices in connection with the murder of a real estate broker at Chalakkudy near here, were held on Sunday night, police said.

Police tracked down the accused C. Johnny and his close aide to a farm house in nearby Palakkad district. Both were taken into custody and have been kept at an undisclosed location in Thrissur, with the police trying to unearth more information about the murder.

This murder case drew attention because the name of an extremely popular advocate, who is very close to the top CPI-M leadership and top police officials, had surfaced in the media.

Rajeev, 43, was found dead on Friday morning near here.

Ever since Rajeev's body was found, the advocate's name started doing the rounds in the media after a friend of the deceased said the broker had filed a complaint stating that he was being threatened by the advocate.

Rajeev's teenaged son gave a detailed statement to the police yesterday. He mentioned the advocate's name and said that he knew his father as they often had interactions concerning real estate deals.

Thrissur (Rural) Superintendent of Police Yathish Chandra told reporters here on Saturday that there were six people involved in the murder, adding the conspiracy angle would not be looked into to get to the bottom of this case.