NILAMBUR: Ridan Basil was found dead on the top of a hill under mysterious circumstances in Edavanna. Bullet wounds were found on his body which led the police to go helter-skelter to find the assailant behind the move. Ending the drama, police arrested Ridan’s best friend Muhammed Shaan, shocking the natives of Edavanna.

Shaan brought the pistol outside Kerala and did a meticulous plan before ending his close friend's life. Shaan called Ridan one night and feigned talks related to a car owned by both of them. The two friends traveled in a scooter to the top of a hill. Ridan even talked with his wife to inform her about coming late to home. Shaan fired seven rounds from the pistol but only three pierced Ridan's body. It was more than enough to kill the youngster.

Shaan later threw Ridan's phone to a pond nearby. Late into the night, Ridan’s wife tensed about her husband’s absence late in the night rang Shaan for help. Strangely enough, Shaan informed her about not seeing Ridan on that day.

The body was recovered the next day after Ridan’s brother went to the hill for checking. To avoid any skeptics, Shaan too accompanied and grieved along with the family. It was only after repeated questioning by the police that Shaan admitted to the murder.

Meanwhile, mystery still looms as Ridan's family points to gold scam teams and the drug mafia behind the murder. Ridan was once arrested on charges of the same and came out of the labyrinth of the drugs trade recently. The murder is being purported as a plan to stop further details from emerging.