Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada police have arretsed three more persons in connection with the murder of RSS activist Sharath Madivala on Wednesday. This takes the number of arrests made in this case to five.

The arrested are Riyaz Paranki, Sadiq Nelyadi and Khaleem alias Khaleemullah, a resident of Chamarajanagar.

Superintendent of police said they will be produced before the court on Thursday and seek their custody for interrogation.

On Tuesday, police had arrested Abdul Shafi, 36, son of late Monu, Indira Nagar House, Haladi, Sajipa Munnur and Khaleelulla, 30, son of Noorula Khan, Galipura village, Chamarajnagar. Khaleelulla is a leader of Popular Front of India unit in Chamarajanagar, police said.

Sharath, 28, a resident of Sajipa in Bantwal taluk, who was attacked by unidentified miscreants on July 4. He succumbed to injuries three days later. A stone pelting incident was reported during his funeral and several leaders of right-wing organisation and others were arrested.