Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jan 10: Police team under the leadership of Valentine D'Souza, assistant commissioner of police, on Wednesday, January 10 conducted a search operation for the weapons and mobile phones used in the killing of Basheer, a resident of Aakashbhavan, who was murdered at Kottara Chowki in retaliation to the murder of Deepak Rao.

The asailants had allegedly thrown the weapons in Netravati river after the heinous act.

The expert divers hired by the police searched the river. The accused were also taken to the spot.

Sandesh, Dhanush, Shreejith and Kishan were arrested in this case. They mercilessly attacked with the intention of killing Basheer near Kottara Chowki when he was closing the fast food shop and getting ready to return home. Basheer succumbed to the grievous injuries four days later.

It is learnt that the accused threw the weapons used in the murder and also the mobile phones that were used to communicate while carrying out the crime in their bid to escape.

As the police got this information from the accused during the inquiry, they are continuing their search for the weapons and mobiles with the help of specialist divers of Tannirbavi. Seeing the team and vehicles of police, rumours made round by the public that a suicide has taken place near Netravati bridge for some time.