Shuhaib murder case accused Akash Thillankeri violated the law and drove the jeep through Panamaram town, police said. The engine, gear box and tires have all been replaced. The registration of the vehicle was cancelled. The vehicle was taken into police custody. The jeep was brought to the station after replacing the large tires used during the incident.
Panamaram Police has canceled the registration of the vehicle in its custody and the Enforcement RTO has been directed to demolish the vehicle. K.R. Suresh Malappuram recommended to RTO. According to R.C. Mahindra, it was a 2002 model Jeep. The vehicle, which ran for the Army, was auctioned in 2017.
The vehicle was registered in Punjab in 2017. Re-registered in Malappuram in 2018. The vehicle is now in the name of Sulaiman, a resident of Morayur, Malappuram. Pulikalakath Shaijal (28), a resident of Panamaram Mathur, who was traveling on the front seat with Akash Thillankeri, presented the vehicle at the police station on Thursday morning.
The police handed over the seized vehicle to the Motor Vehicle Department. The vehicle was produced after the tire used at the time of the incident was removed. Four tires used to modify the vehicle were recovered from Shaijal’s relative’s house in Kooliwayal. These were bagged and covered. Panamaram Police Station Inspector V. The vehicle was taken into custody under the leadership of Sijith.
