New Delhi: Three more persons allegedly involved in the killing of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya have been arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Andhra Pradesh and a motorcycle used in the crime seized from Ahmedabad at their instance, the investigating agency sources said.

Anas Machiswala, Kalim Ahmed and Shahnawaz, all residents of Ahmedabad, were taken into custody on April 25 evening from Sadashirpet area of Medak district, about 80 kms from Hyderabad, they said. With these arrests, the total number of those nabbed in the case has gone up to 18.

The accused were produced before a magistrate in Andhra Pradesh's Rangareddy district, who gave CBI transit remand for them till April 29 so that they could be taken to Ahmedabad.

The sources claimed that after committing the crime, the accused fled to Hyderabad and had been moving from place to place to avoid arrest.

They said the motorcycle used in the killing of Pandya on March 26 was recovered at their instance in Ahmedabad.

CBI has so far arrested eight persons in the case, while the others were taken into custody by Gujarat police.

Last week the investigating agency had arrested five persons, including one who had allegedly pulled the trigger killing Pandya.

PTI