Police identified Abdullah and an accomplice as the killers. But Abdullah managed to disappear right after the crime. While his partner was caught and jailed, Abdullah remained a ghost for years, with no leads on his whereabouts.
Kannur: Police have finally arrested a man in a murder case that happened nine years ago at the Kannur KSRTC bus stand. The accused, Abdullah, a native of Malappuram, was caught as part of a special drive called 'Operation Grip'. He had been on the run ever since the murder.
The incident took place on January 24, 2017. The victim, Suni, a Thiruvananthapuram native, was the caretaker of the comfort station at the Kannur KSRTC bus stand. He was killed after being attacked with a peeled coconut that was wrapped in a cloth.
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Police quickly figured out that Abdullah and another man were behind the murder. But by the time they moved in, Abdullah had vanished. His accomplice was arrested, convicted, and is now serving time in Kannur Central Jail, but Abdullah was nowhere to be found.
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The court declared Abdullah a fugitive, and police teams searched for him everywhere. The investigation later revealed that he had been hiding in plain sight, living in Mangaluru and Kasaragod under various fake names. After piecing together scientific evidence, a special team tracked him down and arrested him from Munniyur in Malappuram. A special squad under Commissioner Vijaya Bharatha Reddy took Abdullah into custody.
