5 CPM men get life terms for murder of BJP worker in Thrissur.

Hindu Activist and BJP worker Abhilash Murder. Life Term For 5 CPM Killers in Kerala.

HENB | Kodakara (Thrissur) | Aug 17,  2016:: Five CPM workers were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday, after they were found guilty of murdering a BJP activist.

Irinjalakuda sessions court pronounced the quantum of sentence. Abhilash (32), who was an autorickshaw driver, was hacked to to death by the convicts at Vasupuram in August last year.

After leaving CPIM party Abhilash joined BJP and took interest in spreading BMS union among the local auto-rickshaw driver groups. Abhilash was many leftist men in  various Hindu functions of RSS and Hindu Munnai as well which was a  very unbearable part of his ex-partymen in CPIM.

The murder took place on the eve of Thiruvonam day.

The accused who have been pronounced guilty are Shanto alias Shantappan (first accused), who is a student of Thrissur government law college, Jith (second accused) who was working as data entry operator, Dennis (third accused) who was engaged in contract work , Sivadas (fourth accused ) who runs a workshop and Rajan (seventh accused), who is an auto driver.In total, there were 18 accused. 13 were acquitted.

The reason for the murder was that Abhilash had started a BMS unit in Vasupuram. Abhilash was a former CPM activist.

Abhilash, who had launched a BMS union of auto drivers in the area, was murdered in a heinous way after chopping off his legs and palms.

Abhilash was having lunch with the first witness in the case when the accused came in a group and challenged him to come out. He was hacked when stepped out.

It was his co-auto rickshaw driver who went to his house and took him out. At this time, the culprits reached the spot on bike with swords and hacked him to death. Convict number one is an LLB student.

Killers demanded their transfer to Kannur central jail. They were taken to Viyyur central jail. First accused Shanto heaped abuses at Abhilash’s parents who were present in court to witness the verdict.

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__Input from Malayala Monorama and Haindavakeralam.