Mangalore: The killers of Kanchan Textiles manager, Dinesh Raj, who was brutally murdered on the night of February 14 by a gang of 4 armed men coming by a maroon coloured Tata Sumo and baring into the shop to attack Raj have been identified party as Jalaluddin (24) and Mazar (21).

They were arrested by city crime branch police on March 5, Monday and interrogated to get at the other two culprits.

Soon after the killing the gang had fled the venue. The two caught by local police were produced in a court on March 6 to be remanded to custody.

The other two criminals were cowards and absconding said the police. The man who gave Supari (contracts to kill) was also missing these days.

The arrested persons have not revealed the whereabouts of the other 3 in a gang of five culprits, police informed.