Kannur Squad: The real-life murder case of Kasaragod industrialist

Kannur Squ starring Mammootty as main le premiered in atres on September 28 and received positive responses from audience. film's strong word-of-mouth publicity has been driving audience to cinema halls and many shows have been running to full houses across Kerala. While narrative of film is engaging, not many people are aware of fact that film is based on a real-life story. Kannur Squ is an investigative team of cops who unravel mysteries behind several criminal activities.

2 things you need to know

• Kannur Squ is helmed by Roby Varghese Raj.
   
• story of film revolves around life of a police officer and his team who embark on a challenging journey to catch a criminal gang.

Meet real 'Kannur Squ' of Kerala

As per a report by Mathrubhumi, Kannur Squ is a real-life team of police officers who investigate crimes and nab accused miscreants from across Kerala. team arrested criminals from inside and outside state for over a dece spanning from 2007 till 2017. team comprised K Manoj Kumar, P Vinod Kumar, Rafi Muhamm, C Sunil Kumar, CK Rajasekharan, K Jayarajan, and Reji Scaria and y were led by Baby George.

(Take a look at police officers who are in Kannur Squ | Image: X)

What was real-life tragic incident that inspired Kannur Squ?

On August 4, 2013, a horrific incident unfolded in house of an industrialist named Abdul Salam Haji. He was a native of Kasaragod. As per reports, a gang of robbers broke into his house at night and looted his house after attacking his family members. On realising that no more money was left in house to take away, goons killed Abdul and fled scene.

murder came as a shocker to police officials as house was equipped with security facilities and CCTVs. Following this, Kannur Squ went on a mission to nab accused people. team nabbed culprits from 6000 km away from scene of crime. movie starring Mammootty has been inspired by this incident but film ded several or elements to make visuals more intense.