A police team investigating the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sreenivasan at Melamuri in Palakkad town has identified four of the six assailants.
Police sources said those identified were Abdurahman and Firos from Sanghuvarathodu, Umer and Abdul Khader from Pattambi. They were identified after examining dozens of surveillance camera footages.
Six men, reportedly Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers, had come on three motorbikes and hacked Sreenivasan to death at his auto rental shop at Melamuri on Saturday afternoon. The attack had taken place around 1 p.m., and he died at a private hospital at 2 p.m.
