Abdul Hamid also known as Hamid Rowther, Mohammed Ibrahim and Sulthan are brothers. They are natives of Arasarkulam village. Jaffar Ali and I. Raj Mohammed are the sons of Mohammed Ibrahim. Sulthan, it is said, went to Singapore and more or less permanently settled there. He appeared to have purchased a sizable extent of arable lands in his native village and those lands were stated to have been entrusted with his other two brothers for purpose of cultivation. Having been dissatisfied with their cultivation and proper management of those lands, he got those lands entrusted to the possession of I. Raj Mohammed and this resulted in want of cordial atmosphere among them

2. In due course of time, it is said, want of cordial atmosphere rose to such a dizzy height of the family members of Abdul Hamid and Mohammed Ibrahim vowing to wreak vengeance on I. Raj Mohammed. The conspiracy, it is said, had been hatched at a lodge going by the name 'Malar Lodge' at Karaikudi to murder I. Raj Mohammed by (1) Jaffar Ali, (2) Balusami, (3) Krishnan, (4) Abdul Hamid, (5) Mohammed Ibrahim, (6) Sheik Dawood, (7) Bazeer Ali, (8) Ramasami Ambalam, and (9) Farook, sometime prior to the occurrenc