The police on Friday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old man at Mavady, near Nedumkandam, in Idukki.
According to the police, the accused persons are Mavady residents Saji John (50) and Binu Baby alias Kodakkampi (40), and Muniyara resident Vineesh Manoharan (38).
Plackal Sunny Thomas was found shot dead in his bedroom with a gunshot on his face on Tuesday night. His wife found him dead at around 11.30 p.m. The police found five more bullet marks on the door of the house and initially suspected that poaching groups had accidentally shot the man while attempting to hunt a wild animal.
