MANGALURU: Mangaluru police on Tuesday arrested one more accused in connection with the murder of Abdul Jaleel, 43.
Jaleel was hacked to death in front of his shop at Katipalla in Surathkal on December 24.
According to police, the arrested accused is Lakshmisha Devadiga, 28, a resident of the fourth block of Krishnapura-Katipalla.
The police had on Monday arrested three persons in connection with the incident and all the three accused were granted 10-day police custody.
Sources said that the fourth accused arrested had a personal enmity with the victim over the latter’s alleged relationship with a woman.
Devadiga along with local youths had created a public nuisance with the victim two years ago.
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