CPM activist murder case: Six Cong workers acquitted
Team Udayavani, Sep 5, 2018, 1:17 PM IST
Kasaragod: The Principal District Sessions Court, on Tuesday, acquitted six persons accused in the 2013 murder case of Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist M.B. Balakrishnan.
Noting that the prosecution had failed to produce sufficient evidence to prove the involvement of the accused in the murder of Balakrishnan, the court, in its judgement acquitted Congress workers A.K. Ranjith, 34; A. Suresh, 29; U. Sreejayan, 43; Shyam Mohan, 23; Majeed; and Shibu.
Prime accused drowns while saving cock
Youth Congress activist Prajit, who was the prime accused in the case had drowned in a well earlier this year while he was trying to save a cock.
Balakrishnan was stabbed to death at Mangad, near Uduma on September 16, 2013, a Thiruvonam day, triggering political tension in the district for a while.
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