Kochi: The second accused in the Palakkad Sreenivasan murder case, who had been absconding, has been arrested. Shamnad, a Popular Front activist, was taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
He was nabbed during a leisure trip to Kochi. The arrest took place on Friday evening.
The incident that led to the case occurred on April 16, 2022. Sreenivasan was brutally killed by a six-member gang who arrived on bikes and entered his shop. So far, four people have been arrested and are currently in remand.