THRISSUR: A SDPI member was arrested on Saturday for the murder of Congress activist Naushad at Chavakkad. The accused is identified as Mubeen who admitted that it was political rivalry that led to the murder.

According to reports, Mubeen has confessed that the local SDPI leadership knew about the murder plan. He said that it was Naushad who forced many SDPI members to join Congress. Apart from that, Noushad’s involvement in an attack against SDPI’s Naseeb led the SDPI members to plan an attack against him.

Police have said that Mubeen has given several details about the remaining culprits. They also stated that Mubeen and his gang had attempted to murder Naushad twice before succeeding in the third attempt.