Updated: Share Article AAA A 35-year-old man, who is the accused in a hit-and-run case that led to the death of a retired school teacher while he was on his morning walk, was arrested from Kasaragod. The accused, Moidheen Kunhu, a resident of Vidhyanagar in Kasaragod, who was arrested in a sandalwood smuggling case, revealed his involvement in the hit-and-run case during police interrogation. The victim, Balakrishnan, 72, was killed at 5.30 a.m. on April 23 near Chekiyatkavu Papas Hotel in Mayyil. According to the police, the accident took place when the accused was returning to Kasaragod after visiting Mattanur in connection with sandalwood smuggling. He fled the spot without stopping his vehicle after the incident.