THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Crime Branch IG S Sreejith was given the charge of investigating the Neyyattinkara murder. Sanal’s family had demanded that an IG-level investigation should be conducted.

Meanwhile, the lodge manager who helped DySP Harikumar to go underground was arrested by the crime branch on Sunday. Satheesh, owner of a lodge in Thrupparappu in Tamil Nadu was arrested. The police have also found that Satheesh and Harikumar had a close a friendship.

Harikumar and Binu had gone underground after the incident. Satheesh gave two SIM cars to Harikumar. Harikumar contacted advocates using these numbers. However, these SIM cards are not working anymore. Police is trying to move forward with the investigation focussing on the calls he made from these numbers.

It has been hinted that Harikumar escaped to Madhura from Satheesh's lodge.