Kasargod:  Police have arrested one Askar, said to be the president of the Kakkad unit of the Popular Front of India in connection with the murder of ABVP activist Sachin Gopal.  Askar is said to be a key accused in this case.

Police have also recovered a foldable knife which was used by Askar to eliminate Sachin and which was discarded in Kakkad river after the heinous act.

According to Police, it was Askar who had stabbed Sachin outside the Government Higher Secondary School at Pallikunnu following a clash between ABVP and CFI activists.

A total of seven arrests have been made in connection with the murder.