Virajpet: Three men have been arrested on Saturday September 19, in connection with the murder of Local Congress leader and former Kodagu ZP Vice-President Iqbal Hassan who was shot dead in broad daylight in Kodagu district on September 17.
The arrested have been identified as K U Anish, KA Moosan, and K H Ajmuddin, all from Chamiyala village from the same district.
The district police led by District superintendent of police (SP), Vartika Katiyar, Virajpet deputy superintendent of police, Kumar Chandra who provided guidance for the operation, circle inspector, K R Prasad, police sub-inspectors, Suresh Bopanna and K K Raghu held the trio.
The police have also seized a double barrel gun used to shoot the leader, two empty cartridges, and a Maruti Alto car owned by Anish.
During a press meet District superintendent of police (SP), Vartika Katiyar, said that local Muslims were divided over the management of the mosque at Chamiyala, and that Iqbal Hassan was gunned down relating to this dispute.
The three accused had arrived at Sangam Hotel in Virajpet by a car at around 3.30 pm on September 17 and shot at Iqbal who was dining there. The accused were produced in court at Virajpet after arresting them whereupon they were remanded to judicial custody till October 1.
