Yathish Chandra, SP, with other police officers on the compound of the SD Convent building at Pariyaram, Chalakudy, where real estate broker Rajeevan was found murdered on Friday. Thrissur: The Kerala police have increased their efforts to nab the main suspect in the murder of a real estate dealer in Chalakudy, amid reports that the culprit could have fled the country.
It was learned that he possessed passports of three countries - Australia, UAE and Thailand. The police have said that they will issue lookout notices for him.
Rajeevan, the real estate broker, was found murdered in an abandoned building at Pariyaram. The police arrested three suspects on Friday and said the trio strangled Rajeevan after an altercation related to a property deal. The trio wanted the broker to return the money they had given as an advance payment, the police said.
However, in a major development in the case Saturday, prominent advocate C.P. Udayabhanu came under the police scanner because Rajeevan had written to the director general of police that he faced a threat to his life from the advocate. However, the lawyer said that his name was being needlessly dragged into the case.
"Fabricated allegations are being made against me. There is a conscious effort to tarnish my image. When the probe concludes, everyone will know what the truth is," said Udayabhanu who admitted to knowing Rajeevan.
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