Kerala HC dismisses state govt's plea against CBI probe into murder of Youth Congress workers
FirstpostSarath Lal and Kripesh were hacked to death in February 2019 in Kasaragod, allegedly by CPM workers. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a state government plea challenging a single bench order directing a CBI probe into the killing of two Youth Congress workers in Kasaragod last year. A bench headed by Chief Justice S Manikumar, however, accepted an interim probe report of the state crime branch, which investigated the case initially and directed the CBI to conduct further inquiry. The single bench ordered the CBI probe into the case while allowing a petition filed by the parents of the slain Youth Congress workers. The CBI had mentioned the alleged non-cooperation by the crime branch wing of the Kerala police in the status report of the probe submitted by its investigation officer before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.