Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Police have arrested two more in connection with the murder of Abdul Basheer who was killed in retaliation to the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Deepak Rao.

The arrested are identified as Latheesh, 24, and Pushparaj, 23, both residents of Kasargod.

The police had earlier arrested PK Srijith, Dhanush Poojary, Kishan Poojary and Sandesh Kotian in connection with the murder. The police said it is during their interrogation that they gave out details about Latheesh and Pushparaj.

Some youths had around 10pm on January 3, led a murderous assault on Abdul Basheer, a resident of Akashbhavan when he was winding up the day’s business at Kottara Chowki.

The murder had taken place in revenge to the killing of Bajrang Dal member Deepak Rao on the same day. Basheer was picked as the target as he belonged to the community which the alleged murderers of Deepak, too, belonged to.