NEW DELHI: A court at Taliparamba in Kerala’s Kannur district on Friday (April 17) found 10 Communist Party of India (CPM) workers guilty of the attempted murder of RSS and BJP workers in 2011 by throwing bombs at Thimiri in Thaliparamba.
The Thaliparamba District Additional Sessions Court on Friday found the accused guilty of the charges levelled against them. The court held that charges of attempted murder and provisions of the Explosive Substances Act had been proven against the accused.
Those convicted include Thaliparamba Taluk Circle Cooperative Union Chairman M.K. Pradeep Kumar, Alakode Grama Panchayat member and former CPM Alackode area secretary P.V. Baburaj, T.V. Binu, P.P. Sathyan, E.V. Vinod Kumar, Paleri Vijayan, K.P. Suresh, Tobi, Janardhanan and Sivaprasad. The court acquitted two other accused due to a lack of evidence.
The case pertains to an incident on Nov 27, 2011, in which the accused threw bombs at BJP and RSS workers who were returning from a hospital after treatment at Thimiri in Taliparamba. Nine people were seriously injured in the attack.
The attack was motivated by political rivalry, stemming from opposition to the setting up of an RSS shakha in the area. The court will pronounce the sentence on Saturday. - The Statesman/ANN
