KOZHIKODE: Crucial information has been released in the incident of the killing of class 10 student Shahabas during the clash in Thamarassery. Information has come out that the father of the main accused has political and quotation gang connections.

A picture of the main accused's father with TP Chandrasekharan murder case accused TK Rajeesh has emerged. He is an accused in gold smuggling and quotation cases. Shahabaz's father had said that he was present at the scene at the time of the attack. The nunchaku used to attack Shahabaz was found in his house.

The Thamarassery police conducted a raid on the houses of the five accused in the case this morning. The raid was led by Thamarassery SHO Sayooj. The police have collected the laptops and phones of the accused to collect more digital evidence. The investigation will continue after these are subjected to forensic examination and technical examination.

Shahabas was a student of Elettil Vattoli MJ Higher Secondary School. He was beaten up by a group of students from Thamarassery School on Thursday evening following a clash at the tuition centre. After Shahabas started vomiting and had other health problems at night, he was admitted to Thamarassery Taluk Hospital and later to the Medical College. Shahabas, who was undergoing treatment in the ICU, died at around 1 am yesterday.

The police have charged five 10th-grade students with murder in the case. The police have collected all the CCTV footage from the roads near the tuition centre where the clash took place. The police have intensified the investigation after the family came forward with allegations that Shahbaz's murder was premeditated.