Political murders in Kerala: CPM faces electoral isolation amid claims of shielding accused party leaders
5 years, 9 months ago

Political murders in Kerala: CPM faces electoral isolation amid claims of shielding accused party leaders

Firstpost  

CPM leaders and workers are accused in 16 of the 20 political murder cases lodged in Kerala since 2016, when the Pinarayi Vijayan government came to power. In the cases of all the dastardly political murders registered by the Kerala Police or the Crime Investigation Bureau, either CPM leaders or members of its ranks and files are the accused. But the kin of the deceased and the Congress leadership claim that CPM leaders had conspired to murder the Congress workers and the party’s “killer gang” from Kannur — the district neighbouring Kasargod where a CPM-BJP turf war has been simmering for decades — had executed the plan. A recent report says that 20 cases of political murder have been registered in the state since the Pinarayi Vijayan government assumed office in 2016; CPM men are accused in 16 of these 20 cases.

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Kerala High Court suspends life sentence of four in political double murder case
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3 days, 12 hours ago

Kerala High Court suspends life sentence of four in political double murder case

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four individuals, including former CPI MLA KV Kunhiraman, who were sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasaragod five years ago. A bench of Justices PB Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian put on hold the sentence following an appeal from Kunhiraman, …

Periya twin murder case: CBI court found 14 guilty including former CPM MLA
2 weeks ago

Periya twin murder case: CBI court found 14 guilty including former CPM MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: A CBI court here on Saturday found 14 accused including a CPI former MLA guilty in the murder of two Youth Congress workers - Kripesh and Sarath Lal at Periya in Kasaragod district of Kerala five years ago. Of the 24 accused, the court found the first eight accused guilty of murder and conspiracy charges and another six guilty …

Kerala: Ex-CPM leader Madhu Mullassery, son join BJP
1 month ago

Kerala: Ex-CPM leader Madhu Mullassery, son join BJP

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four days after a CPM area committee member joined the saffron party in Alappuzha, yet another area committee member joined the BJP in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Madhu Mullassery, former area secretary of CPM Mangalapuram area committee and his son Mithun, a local DYFI leader, joined the BJP at Mararji Bhavan, party headquarters. Speaking on the occasion, Surendran alleged that …

CPM leader Divya arrested, remanded in custody for ADM suicide case
2 months, 1 week ago

CPM leader Divya arrested, remanded in custody for ADM suicide case

Deccan Chronicle  

CPM leader Divya has been arrested by police in connection with former ADM Naveen Babu's suicide. Divya was arrested after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Thalassery Principal Sessions Court earlier in the day. She was remanded to 14 days in custody before being shifted to the Pallikunnu Women's Prison.

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf

The Hindu  

Four CPI(M) workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of C. Ashraf, a CPI(M) worker from Eruvatty in Kannur, Kerala. The court convicted M. Pranu Babu alias Kuttan (34), R.V. Nidhish, alias Tutu (36), V. Shijil, alias Sheejutan (35), and K. Ujesh alias Uji (34). Meanwhile, M.R. Sreejith, alias Kothan (39) and P. Bineesh (48) were acquitted …

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK worker hacked to death in Cuddalore district, two detained
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK worker hacked to death in Cuddalore district, two detained

India TV News  

An AIADMK ward secretary from Cuddalore district has been hacked to death, the police said on Sunday. Two suspects have been detained for questioning by Cuddalore district police. Suspects from the Cuddalore district may have committed this murder due to enmity and two persons named Murali and Sridhar from Navaneetha Nagar area of ​​the Cuddalore district have been taken for …

Anchal Ramabhadran murder: 14 accused including CPM leader found guilty
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Anchal Ramabhadran murder: 14 accused including CPM leader found guilty

Op India  

Fourteen individuals including Babu Panicker, a member of the CPM Kollam district committee, have been found guilty by a special CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram of killing 44-year-old Congress member Anchal Ramabhadran, at Yeroor in Anchal in 2010. CPM activists killed INTUC office bearer Ramabhadran on 10th April 2010, at approximately nine o’clock at night in his rented Yeroor home. The …

Kerala Court Gives Death Sentence To 15 PFI Men In 2021 BJP Leader Murder
11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Court Gives Death Sentence To 15 PFI Men In 2021 BJP Leader Murder

ABP News  

A Kerala Court sentenced 15 persons of now-banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India to death in connection with the murder of BJP OBC wing leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in this district in December 2021. According to ANI, "BJP leader Ranjith Srinivasan Murder Case: 15 accused awarded capital punishment by Mavelikkara Additional Sessions Court" The special prosecutor Prathap G Padickal said …

Kerala Court Convicts 15 Men Linked To PFI In BJP Leader’s Murder Case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Court Convicts 15 Men Linked To PFI In BJP Leader’s Murder Case

ABP News  

A Kerala court on Saturday convicted 15 men in the murder of BJP OBC wing leader in Alappuzha in December 2021. Ranjith Sreenivasan, the state secretary of BJP OBC Morcha, was attacked and killed at his home in the presence of his family on December 19, 2021. When the arrest of the accused was reportedly delayed at the time of …

15 accused found guilty in Kerala BJP leader’s murder
11 months, 3 weeks ago

15 accused found guilty in Kerala BJP leader’s murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: A court in the Alappuzha district of Kerala on Saturday found 15 accused guilty in the brutal murder of BJP OBC morcha state secretary chief Ranjeet Sreenivasan in December 2021. The prosecution whose hearing got over on Saturday, sought maximum punishment for the accused since they have been found guilty of the heinous crime. The accused; Naisam, Ajmal, Anoop, …

All 15 accused PFI members found guilty in BJP leader’s murder in Kerala
11 months, 3 weeks ago

All 15 accused PFI members found guilty in BJP leader’s murder in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

A court in Kerala on Saturday found all 15 accused guilty in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha in December 2021. The sentencing in the Kerala BJP leader’s murder case is expected to take place on January 22. The Mavelikkara additional sessions court found accused 1 to 8 guilty of murder among other offences and …

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday

New Indian Express  

ALAPPUZHA: A local court here on Saturday found the 15 accused persons -- all linked to PFI-SDPI -- behind the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021, guilty. The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I Judge Sreedevi V found the first eight accused, who took part in the murder, guilty under Section 302. The 15 accused who are convicted …

Pinarayi flays ‘attempts to tarnish Kerala’s secular credentials’
1 year, 2 months ago

Pinarayi flays ‘attempts to tarnish Kerala’s secular credentials’

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan singled out a Union Minister for allegedly breaking the law and challenging Kerala’s secular democratic traditions by making an incendiary post on a social media platform in the aftermath of the Kalamassery blasts. At a hastily convened press conference soon after he arrived in Thiruvananthapuram from New Delhi on Sunday evening, Mr. Vijayan quoted the controversial …

UP: BJP leader’s son held for partyman’s murder
1 year, 4 months ago

UP: BJP leader’s son held for partyman’s murder

Hindustan Times  

Meerut: Two men, including the son of a block pramukh, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a political rival in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday, adding that both the deceased and the block panchayat chief were Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. Anuj Choudhary was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants During their interrogation, Aniket …

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'

News 18  

The Kerala crime branch has filed a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran and five others for allegedly bribing and kidnapping a “namesake” candidate for the Manjeshwaram seat during the 2021 assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party nominee K Sundara was allegedly abducted, threatened, and bribed to withdraw the nomination. Following this, the Communist Party of India candidate …

CPM crisis in Kerala: What's behind the raging infighting?
2 years ago

CPM crisis in Kerala: What's behind the raging infighting?

India Today  

A controversy has erupted in the CPM-led ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala and the infighting has come to the fore. It all started during the recent CPM state committee meeting where P Jayarajan, a member of the committee, levelled allegations of corruption, nepotism and financial irregularities against LDF convener EP Jayarajan. In the CPM state committee meeting, P Jayarajan …

CPM vs CPM in Kerala: Former minister EP Jayarajan accused of corruption
2 years ago

CPM vs CPM in Kerala: Former minister EP Jayarajan accused of corruption

India Today  

In a major embarrassment for the CPM in Kerala, senior party leader P Jayarajan has reportedly levelled corruption charges against LDF convener EP Jayarajan, accusing him of illegally acquiring property for an ayurveda resort in Kannur. The allegation was raised at the recently-concluded state committee meeting in which EP Jayarajan was not present. Sources said that state secretary MV Govindan …

Tamil Nadu BJP SC/ST leader hacked to death in Chennai
2 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP SC/ST leader hacked to death in Chennai

India Today  

A BJP's SC/ST leader in Tamil Nadu's Chennai was hacked to death by three miscreants on Tuesday, May 24. At that exact moment, three men surrounded him and brutally hacked him to death. The death of another BJP functionary has raised critical questions about the law and order situation in the city. Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami also criticised the …

Kerala Police Say 3 RSS Workers Arrested in PFI Leader Subair Murder Case
2 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Police Say 3 RSS Workers Arrested in PFI Leader Subair Murder Case

News 18  

Three RSS workers have been arrested for allegedly carrying out the murder of a PFI leader in Palakkad district of Kerala on April 15, police said on Tuesday and added that the trio were friends of an RSS leader, who was killed here in November last year. ADGP Vijay Sakhare, told PTI, that three persons — Ramesh, Arumughan and Saravanan …

Members of SDPI-PFI, BJP-RSS Among Those Involved in Palakkad Killings: Kerala Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Members of SDPI-PFI, BJP-RSS Among Those Involved in Palakkad Killings: Kerala Police

News 18  

Members of the Popular Front of India and its political offshoot SDPI as well as BJP-RSS were among those involved in the two recent back-to-back murders in Palakkad district, Kerala police said on Monday. ADGP Vijay Sakhare, speaking to reporters here, said the police has identified the culprits involved in the murder of PFI leader Subair on April 15, and …

SITs formed to probe 2 political murders in Kerala’s Palakkad in 24 hours
2 years, 8 months ago

SITs formed to probe 2 political murders in Kerala’s Palakkad in 24 hours

Hindustan Times  

Prohibitory orders were imposed in Palakkad district of Kerala on Sunday and special investigation teams have been formed to probe the murders of two political workers belonging to Social Democratic Party of India and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in less than 24 hours this week, police said. While four RSS workers were among those taken into custody in connection with Subair’s …

Kerala: Palakkad Police Arrest Main Accused In RSS Worker Sanjith's Murder Case
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala: Palakkad Police Arrest Main Accused In RSS Worker Sanjith's Murder Case

ABP News  

New Delhi: Kerala police on Tuesday have arrested the main accused in the RSS worker Sanjith murder, who was hacked to death in Palakkad on November 15, 2021. Kerala | Main accused arrested in connection with the death of RSS worker Sanjith. Total 10 people arrested in the case: Palakkad Police https://t.co/rHNQefnKLC — ANI January 25, 2022 A day after …

After twin political murders, Kerala fears communal flare-up
3 years ago

After twin political murders, Kerala fears communal flare-up

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling CPM and opposition parties keeping their fingers crossed over the fall out of the twin murders in Alappuzha. Even though the back to back killing of state leaders of rival organisations have been described as "political murders", what is worrying the government is the possibility of a communal flare up because of such incidents. Unlike the political …

Is Kerala Political Violence Taking a Communal Tone?
3 years, 1 month ago

Is Kerala Political Violence Taking a Communal Tone?

The Quint  

The fear of death squads on the prowl becomes palpable in Kerala as the state witnessed two gruesome political killings within a fortnight. The relative pause prevailed in political killing for the past many months in the state was broken on 15 November, when the 27-year old S Sanjith, an RSS Pramukh in Palakkad district, was hacked to death by …

Party and power: The Hindu Editorial on political violence in Kerala
3 years, 1 month ago

Party and power: The Hindu Editorial on political violence in Kerala

The Hindu  

The ruling CPI finds itself entangled in two murder cases in Kerala. The case was handed over to the CBI on September 30, 2019, after the Kerala High Court found the probe by the State Police as ‘not trustworthy’. In an indefensible move, the Kerala government fought fiercely against a CBI inquiry, all the way to the Supreme Court, yet …

OPINION: West Bengal’s Downward Spiral, From Industrial Powerhouse to Witnessing Reigns of Terror
3 years, 7 months ago

OPINION: West Bengal’s Downward Spiral, From Industrial Powerhouse to Witnessing Reigns of Terror

News 18  

The first wave of COVID-19 pandemic swept away several lives and livelihoods in 2020. In 1959, West Bengal’s share in India’s total industrial output was 22.2 per cent while in 1975, it saw a sharp decline and fell to 10.9 per cent. Though West Bengal in recent times has seen state- The first victim of the post-poll violence was Abhijit …

Local CPM leader hacked to death in Kerala
4 years, 3 months ago

Local CPM leader hacked to death in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Another political murder rocked Kerala on Sunday night when a CPM local leader was hacked to death in Chittalingad in Thrissur district of Kerala. CPM leader and local bodies minister Mr A C Moideen who visited the place of crime alleged that the main accused in the case were having close links with RSS and Bajrang Dal. Earlier on August …

Two DYFI Workers Hacked to Death in Kerala, CPI(M) Alleges Congress Hand
4 years, 4 months ago

Two DYFI Workers Hacked to Death in Kerala, CPI(M) Alleges Congress Hand

News 18  

Kerala on Monday woke up to the gruesome murder of two Democratic Youth Federation of India activists. The CPI and the DYFI accused that Congress workers of orchestrating the attack on their activists on the eve of Thiruvonam day. Mithilaj, 30 and Haq Muhammed, 24, both activists of DYFI, the youth wing of CPI, were travelling in a two-wheeler when …

Accused acquitted in Walayar rape case thrashed by mob
5 years, 1 month ago

Accused acquitted in Walayar rape case thrashed by mob

Op India  

As a result of the growing public rage over the recent incidents of rape in the country, one of the acquitted accused in the Walayar rape and death case of two minor sisters in separate incidents in 2017, was allegedly thrashed by a group of people on Saturday morning within the Walayar station limits in Palakkad district of Kerala. C …

CBI chargesheets 27 in Kerala BMS leader's murder case
5 years, 3 months ago

CBI chargesheets 27 in Kerala BMS leader's murder case

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed a charge sheet against 27 people, including people associated with the Communist Party Of India-Marxist in Kerala in the 2012 murder case of a Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh leader, the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. The CBI filed a charge sheet before the CJM court here against 27 accused including members …

Kerala govt in the line of fire over rising cases of custodial deaths, police torture
5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala govt in the line of fire over rising cases of custodial deaths, police torture

Live Mint  

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, praised by his party workers for his progressive politics, has found himself in a precarious position following allegations of police torture and custodial deaths in Kerala. This is the fifth allegation of custodial death against the Kerala Police since 2016, when the Left Democratic Front government came to power, said leader of opposition in the state …

CPM cares' for murder accused
5 years, 10 months ago

CPM cares' for murder accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasargod: Ten days after the gruesome twin murders of Youth Congr-ess workers Kripesh and Sharath Lal, the repeated attempts of the CPM to protect the arrested has surfaced. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPM state secretary Kod-iyeri Balakrishnan had disowned the murders and said killers will have no place in the party and they will not be supported. Local CPM …

Peethambaran denies killings before judge
5 years, 10 months ago

Peethambaran denies killings before judge

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: Kasargod CPM leader Peethambaran has rejected the police claim that he had killed the two Youth Congress workers, Sharath and Kripesh, at Periya on February 17. Peethambaran, first accused in the case, told the Hosdurg first class magistrate court on Monday that he was forced into making the admission following police torture. Peethambaran had reportedly told the police at …

Mullappally Ramachandran demands CBI probe
5 years, 10 months ago

Mullappally Ramachandran demands CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran said here on Sunday that the police probing the Periya twin murders was wilting under external influence and a CBI probe was the only way to bring to book the real culprits. If CPM doesn't have any role in the murder, why did CPM leaders go to the house of the accused Peethambaran," Mullappally said …

Murder of Youth Congress workers speech exposes CPM
5 years, 10 months ago

Murder of Youth Congress workers speech exposes CPM

Deccan Chronicle  

KASARGOD: A clear evidence for the CPM hand in the murders of Youth Congress workers Kripesh and Sharath Lal at Periya recently has come out. A CPM leader had threatened in a speech a month ago that the Congressmen who attacked the party leaders would be eliminated. Whatever be the legal steps, you know how the CPM will react in …

CPM committee member arrested in Kerala over murders of two Youth Congress workers in Kasargod
5 years, 10 months ago

CPM committee member arrested in Kerala over murders of two Youth Congress workers in Kasargod

Firstpost  

The CPM Peria area committee member Peethambaran was arrested in connection with the murder of Kripesh and Sarath Lal. Thiruvananthapuram: A Communist Party of India committee member from Kerala has been arrested in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasargod district, police said on Tuesday. Kerala chief minister and CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said …

CPM secretary says party against murders
5 years, 10 months ago

CPM secretary says party against murders

Deccan Chronicle  

Kollam: CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has indirectly admitted the role of CPM workers in the murder of Youth Congress men at Periya, Kasargod, and said it was a violation of the party's stand against political murders. That is why the party has ensured stringent action against the perpetrators,” Mr. Balakrishnan told the media during the Kerala Samrakshana Yatra here …

Kasargod: CPM leader held for twin murder
5 years, 10 months ago

Kasargod: CPM leader held for twin murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasargod: The Special Investigation Team probing the twin murders of Youth Congress workers, Sharath Lal and Kripesh, at Periya arrested CPM Periya local committee member A. Peethambaran on Tuesday. District police chief Dr. A. Srinivas, SIT head, confirmed that the CPM leader had instigated the murders. The others in custody include the CPM man who posted a death threat to …

CPI (M) member arrested for 2 Youth Congress workers' murder
5 years, 10 months ago

CPI (M) member arrested for 2 Youth Congress workers' murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Kerala: A Communist Party of India committee member from Kerala has arrested in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasargod district, police said on Tuesday. Kerala Chief Minister and Communist Party of India leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the CPM "didn't have any reason" to plan the murder of the two Youth Congress workers. …

2 CPM men held for twin murder
5 years, 10 months ago

2 CPM men held for twin murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasargod: The twin murders of Youth Congress workers at Periya here were an act of political revenge by the CPM men, according to the FIR filed by the police. The police has taken two CPM men into custody and they were being interrogated. Both victims had received threats from the local CPM leadership over a political issue which started off …

Kerala twin murders: Fissures in state politics deepen as Congress blames CPM, vows to get justice for killed duo
5 years, 10 months ago

Kerala twin murders: Fissures in state politics deepen as Congress blames CPM, vows to get justice for killed duo

Firstpost  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has also come down heavily on the CPM for the murder and asserted that the party will not rest until the murderers are brought to justice. The brutal murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasargod district on Sunday night has brought political violence back to focus in Kerala in the run-up to the Lok Sabha …

Rahul Gandhi condemns killing of two Youth Congress workers in Kerala, says 'party will not rest till perpetrators are brought to justice'
5 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi condemns killing of two Youth Congress workers in Kerala, says 'party will not rest till perpetrators are brought to justice'

India TV News  

Terming the 'brutal murder' of two Youth Congress workers in Kerala as "shocking", Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the party will not rest till the murderers are brought to justice. According to police, two Indian Youth Congress workers were hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the northern district of Kasargod late on Sunday. The Congress Party stands …

Kerala: 2 Youth Congress workers hacked to death by unidentified assailants
5 years, 10 months ago

Kerala: 2 Youth Congress workers hacked to death by unidentified assailants

India TV News  

Two Youth Congress workers, identified as Kripesh and Sarath Lal were allegedly hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the northern district of Kasargod late Sunday night, a senior police official said. Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala lashed out at the ruling CPI and expressed his strong protest against the double murder. However, CPI district secretary MV Balakrishnan Master categorically denied …

Two Youth Congress workers hacked to death in Kerala's Kasargod; party blames 'CPM goons' for murders
5 years, 10 months ago

Two Youth Congress workers hacked to death in Kerala's Kasargod; party blames 'CPM goons' for murders

Firstpost  

The Congress attacked the CPM after two youth Congress workers were hacked to death in Kerala’s northern district of Kasargod on Sunday. Kasargod: Two Youth Congress workers were hacked to death allegedly by unidentified assailants in Kerala’s northern district of Kasargod on Sunday night, a senior police official said. Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala lashed out at the ruling CPM and …

CPM trying to sabotage Onchiyam bypoll: RMPI
5 years, 10 months ago

CPM trying to sabotage Onchiyam bypoll: RMPI

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: The Revolutionary Marxist Party of India has accused the CPM of trying to "sabotage" the by-election to Ward-5 of Onchiyam panchayat scheduled for February 14. Chandrasekharan, says new voters outside the ward are on the electoral roll, deliberately done to sabotage its chances. "The CPM is playing a communal card to ensure its victory by any means," RMPI leader …

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