Murder of RSS Seva Pramukh – Life Term to Four CPM thugs

Four CPM men get life term
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KOLLAM: Kollam Second Additional Sessions Court sentenced four CPM workers to life term rigorous imprisonment in the case of murdering RSS worker Santhosh.
 
Additional Sessions Judge K.K. Balakrishnan also ordered the four to pay a fine of Rs 45,000 each, failing which they have to undergo imprisonment for a further period.
 
Sajeev (40) of Ayathil ,  Anthikannan alias Anil (30) of Kochammannada,  Gopi (38) of Kottamkara and Pramod (32) of Ayathil were those have been convicted in the case. Two other accused Sajeev of Pattathanam and Jayaprakash are still absconding. The fourth accused Santhosh died during the trial of the case.
 
Noushad and Anilkumar who were CPM members of Vadakkevila grama panchayat had been excluded from the list of the accused.

The murder was committed on November 24, 1997. Santhosh, who was the mandal seva pramukh of the RSS, was returning on a cycle after attending a meet of the RSS.
 
The accused, who were travelling in a car, hit his cycle and then hacked Santhosh to death.
 
Vijayakumar, who was riding pillion on the cycle, was also injured and he informed the police about the murder. The accused have been sentenced under Sections 302,143,147,148 and 324 of the IPC.  Public Prosecutor Ratnakaran appeared for the prosecution.

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