ATTINGAL: Two main suspects involved in the killing of Sreejith(25) have been arrested by Attingal police. Oorupoika native Pranav(29) known as Thumbidi and Sreejith(28) has been arrested. They are part of the drug gang that assaulted Sreejith to death. According to police, the two were direct participants in the crime. They were caught while hiding in a house in a deserted area of Valakkadu.
According to the statement given by the culprits, Sreejith was asked by the team to be present near Mamam River in Attingal. However, after reaching the location, what awaited Sreejith was inexplicable torture as he was beaten to pulp by the gang. The beating was so gore that it took only a few minutes to confirm his death. After this, the team took Sreejith’s body and dumped it near a rubber plantation in the nearby area. The Varkala court remanded the total of five arrested.
More than 30 people, including women from Oorupoika, were questioned by police in connection with the murder. It is known that two of them were taken into custody yesterday.