Police cracked the case of murder of 60-year old milk vendor on May 24 with the arrest of four friends of her lover today and the duo surrendered before a court hours later.
The 19-year old girl, her lover and the four friends were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.
Nagaraj of Chokkampudur was found dead near his farm in Negamam in the district on May 24 with multiple stab injuries.
The four friends of Satheesh were questioned early today. They confessed to their crime, police said.
Learning about their arrest, the two lovers surrendered before the 5th Judicial Magistrate Court here, where the girl deposed that she was instrumental in killing her father as he was opposed to the love affair, police said.
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