The two accused absconding after the murder of art designer Krishnendu Chouwdhury were caught by the crime branch, Palghar district on Wednesday. According to crime branch officers, the main accused Mohammed Furkan, during interrogation, had revealed the names of these two but they had fled to their native place in Bijnaur village, Uttar Pradesh, before the police could track them.

Under Palghar SP Gaurav Singh, a number of teams were formed to nab the duo when a sub-inspector received information about one of them and a trap was laid in Malad from where Mohammed Nasim Khalid Shaikh, 30, and Mohammed Nasim Shaikh, 33, were held. The two were working with Mohammed Furkan at his godown in Madh Island. Both the accused were involved in the murder and also helped Furkan dump the dead body. "We are also ascertaining if there were others involved in Chouwdhury's murder," an officer of the local crime branch told mid-day.