The Principal Sessions’ court here sent Suber, of Saibaba colony, one of the key suspect in the sensational Sasikumar murder case, to judicial custody till October 26.
The police effected the arrest near Kinathukadavu. Suber was surrounded by police and arrested when he came to visit his wife near Kinathukadavu railway gate in the wee hours on Thursday.
It may be recalled that Saddam Hussain the prime suspect was arrested near Karumathampatti from his hide-out, a couple of months back and Mubarak, one of the prime accused in the murder case is still at large. The police are yet to trace his whereabouts.
It may be recalled that Sasikumar, District spokesperson for Hindu Munnani was hacked to death on September 22, 2016 near GN Mills, and violence broke out between two religious groups in the funeral. Shops and business establishments downed their shutters and panic stricken people remained indoors as riot like situation prevailed in GN Mills and neighboring areas for a couple of days.