Madrassa teacher murdered in Kasaragod , three held
The Kasaragod police on Friday arrested three people in connection with a murder of a Madrassa teacher.
]Kasaragod, Mar 24: Three persons were arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of a Madrassa teacher, hailing from Coorg in neighbouring Karnataka, police said. The three were arrested after a detailed questioning, police said.
34-year old Mohammed Riyas Maulavi, a Muezzin (the official who proclaims the call to prayer) and Madrassa teacher from nearby Choori had been murdered on Monday by a gang of persons who entered the compound of Muhayuddin Juma masjid of Choori and allegedly slit his throat in his room.
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Special
squad
led
by
Kannur
Crime
branch
Superintendent
of
Police
A
Sreenivas
investigated
the
case.
The
accused
were
produced
before
local
court
and
remanded
to
judicial
custody.
PTI