KOZHIKODE: Police arrested Rajesh, former secretary of Thalassery CPI (M) area committee in relation to COT Naseer murder attempt case. He is also a former driver of A.N. Shamseer MLA.

If hints are to believed, the police got the info on Rajesh from Santhosh, who is suspected to be the chief organizer. Santhosh was penalized in another case and is in now in the police custody. The police received key info on interrogation.

The police had found that Rajesh contacted Santhosh 12 times on the day of the assault. Eight people have been arrested so far in COT Naseer case. The police have prepared a list of 11 culprits in the case.

Naseer had expressed his discontent in the police investigation and also alleged A.N. Shamseer’s part in the murder attempt.