Kayamkulam: The police have included Abin C Raj, a friend of Nikhil Thomas, as an accused in the fake degree certificate row at MSM College here.

Abin is reportedly working in the Maldives currently. Abin arranged for him the fake degree certificate of Kalinga University for Rs 2 lakh, police said quoting Nikhil’s statement.

Nikhil, a former leader of SFI, was arrested on Friday night. He had previously testified that the fake certificate was obtained through an agency in Kochi. He told the media that he met Abin through SFI.

Kayamkulam DySP Ajay Nath confirmed that Abin will be brought in for questioning.