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Mangaluru: 59-year-old Abdul Razak, a resident of Badriya Jumma Masjid near Shantigudda in Bajpe, was arrested in connection with the Suhas Shetty murder case, by CCB police on Tuesday.
With the arrest of Abdul, the number of arrests in Suhas Shetty murder case increased to 12. Police sources told DH that Abdul presently residents at a flat near Kenjar.
Abdul's son Mohammed Mujamil and son in law Naushad Vamanjoor alias Chotte Naushad had hatched the murder conspiracy in the apartment of Abdul. Besides Abdul also had helped the accused men to go into hiding after the murder, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said.
Police have continued search for other accused involved in the murder, sources added.