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RJ's murder: Forensic team collects evidence

The hatchback came as a crucial piece of evidence as it was caught on CCTV cameras.

Thiruvananthapuram: The police forensic team on Saturday collected evidence from CCTV visuals at Madavoor, near Attingal, about the car used by four assailants who had hacked to death a former RJ on Tuesday. The hatchback came as a crucial piece of evidence as it was caught on CCTV cameras. Later, it was found at Adoor and the rent- a-car operators who gave the vehicle to the assailants were arrested. The police probe team has fanned out to various cities in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

The former radio jockey Rajesh, 36, alias Rasikan Rajesh was hacked to death at his recording studio at Madavoor around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday by a gang of four who came in a hatchback in the wee hours of Tuesday. The RJ was having an affair with a Qatar-based woman whom he met while working at a radio station in that country. The affair had created problems in the family and her husband had threatened to eliminate him.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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