Five held in Fruit Irfan murder case

Hubballi: The Old Hubballi police have arrested five accused in the Irfan alias Fruit Irfan murder case on Saturday.
The arrested accused are Aftab Mohammadali Bepari,23, a resident of Manikilla area of Dharwad, Tousif Sadiq Nippani,24, of Shaikh Compound, Dharwad, Atiyabkhan Tadkod,23, a resident of Madarmaddi, Dharwad, Amir Tamatgar, 22, of Old Hubballi and Mohin Dadasab Patel,29, of Madihal area in Dharwad.
The police stated that they have recovered three pistols, seven live bullets, an SUV, a moped, two motorbikes and four mobile phones from the accused.
An officer who is part of the investigation said that the investigation is continuing, and some more arrests in this case are yet to be made. They said prima facie it looks that Fruit Irfan was shot dead over a property issue. The deceased was involved in the real estate business and was a rowdy-sheeter. Old rivalry or real estate disputes may be the reason for the murder.
The police said it is still not clear who fired at Irfan, and only a detailed investigation will throw more light on it.
Irfan was shot dead on Karwar Road on August 6.