ALAPPUZHA: The police arrested a congress leader in the murder case of Siyad, a CPM leader in Kayamkulam. The arrested has been identified as Kavil Nizam. Police said that it was Nizam who helped the main accused Mujeeb to escape in a bike. The investigating team said that Nizam did not inform the incident to the police even after knowing about it.

Mujeeb stabbed Siyad (35) when he was talking with his friends on the road side. He stabbed him twice with a knife. Though his friends took him to Kayamkulam taluk hospital, his life could not be saved. His body was later shifted to Vandanam Medical College for post-mortem. His sustained stab injuries on his chest.

Mujeeb is an accused in more than 25 cases. He was released on bail four months back. The police had earlier arrested Faizal, one of Mujeeb’s aide. He was murdered for questioning the quotation gangs camped at the MSM School Junction by a team led by Siyad. The Kayamkulam police had earlier mentioned that a four-member quotation gang is behind the murder. The locals said two in a bike and two in a car committed the murder.