CHAVAKKAD: The murder of congress activist Noushad was a planned one, said opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala. He blamed the police for their lapses in the probe. The police has so far not been able to nab the first accused in the Abhimanyu murder case. Chennithala alleged that even after 24 hours, the police have not been able to trace the SDPIs who were the planners of this murder.

The name of SDPI was not mentioned by KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran in the beginning may be because he did not know about it. He strongly condemned the incident after knowing about it.

Meantime, the police has identified four accused in the case. It has been hinted that a 22-member team is behind the murder. The accused are from Chavakkad itself. Four including Noushad was hacked the other day. The rest of the three are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Noushad succumbed to his injuries yesterday.