PALAKKAD: The arrest of three RSS and BJP activists in the murder of Popular Front activist Subair has been registered. The arrested are Saravan, Aarumughan and Ramesh, ADGP Vijay Sakhare informed this to the media.

Ramesh, one of the accused, is a close friend of slain RSS worker Sanjith. He is the mastermind behind the murder of Subair. Subair was killed in retaliation for Sanjith's murder, said Vijay Sakhare. Sanjith had earlier told Ramesh that Subair would be responsible if anything happens to him. Following that, Ramesh had planned to kill Subair after the death of his friend, the ADGP said.

There was an attempt to kill Subair before. He said the same group had planned to kill Subair on April 1 and 8, but abandoned the attempt after seeing the police on patrol. The accused were nabbed from their hideouts in Palakkad and surrounding areas.

Subair, who was returning with his father after offering prayers at the mosque on Friday afternoon, was hacked to death.