Four arrested for murder in Thiruvananthapuram; killing was pre-planned, says police

Four people were arrested for the pre-planned murder of Visakh in Thiruvananthapuram.

The accused—Pradeep alias "Pathu" Pradeep, Vineeth, Nazeer Khan, and Shivaprasad—conspired a day in advance, procuring weapons and a vehicle.

Victim Visakh and prime accused Pradeep were neighbors and relatives with a long-running property dispute; Visakh had previously attempted to murder Pradeep.

A verbal altercation two days before the murder between Visakh and a relative of Pradeep served as the immediate provocation.

Police recovered seven weapons and stated that the accused tried to mislead investigators by leaving different weapons in an abandoned car.