Shortly before the murder, BJP leader Lijesh is also questioning a policeman who called him on the phone. Suresh, the CPO of Kannavam station, is being questioned. On the day of the incident, the accused in the case had called Thalassery BJP constituency president and ward councilor Lijesh. The phone rang around one o’clock at night. According to police, CPO Suresh denied the allegations when asked by the investigating team about the phone conversation.
Kannur, First Published Feb 24, 2022, 7:03 AM IST
Kannur: Haridas (haridas), a CPM activist and fisherman from Thalassery (thalassery), has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Shortly before the murder, BJP leader Lijesh is also questioning a policeman who called him on the phone. Suresh, the CPO of Kannavam station, is being questioned. On the day of the incident, the accused in the case had called Thalassery BJP constituency president and ward councilor Lijesh. The phone rang around one o’clock at night. According to police, CPO Suresh denied the allegations when asked by the investigating team about the phone conversation.
Suresh had deleted the call details from the phone. But after Lijesh’s arrest, when the phone details were checked, it was found that Suresh and Lijesh had talked for about four minutes at one o’clock in the night. It is learned that CPO Suresh is a relative of Lijesh. He said the number changed when Liege was questioned.
Nijil Das, a native of Punnol, was arrested in the case yesterday. Police suspect that he is a member of the killer gang. Four RSS-BJP activists, including BJP Thalassery constituency president and Thalassery municipal ward councilor Lijesh, were arrested in the case. He was arrested on charges of conspiracy. They were remanded for 14 days. A high-level meeting led by police was convened in the wake of the murder. Northern Region IG Ashok Yadav, Kannur DIG and City Police Commissioner were present on the occasion.
Vimin Amal Manoharan from Lijesh Punnol, ward councilor of Thalassery municipality and Kommal Vayal resident and Sunesh from Gopalpet were arrested. Police have identified Liege as the mastermind behind the murder. Police believe that Lijesh’s speech after the clash at the temple led to the murder. Haridasan was hacked to death after returning home from work the previous day. Since the assassination, the CPM has blamed the BJP for the attack. However, the BJP leadership denied the allegations. But now that he has been arrested, the leadership has been cut off by BJP-RSS activists.
The police concluded that the accused had committed the crime with proper planning within weeks of the clash at the temple. Sunid informed Lijesh that Haridas was leaving the workplace. Lijesh then told the killer group about it. All four were arrested on charges of conspiracy. Police have not yet identified the killers. It is alleged that Haridas was killed by a group of two bikers led by Atmajan. Police say political animosity towards the victim was the reason for the violence and the murder. Meanwhile, the postmortem report said that excessive bleeding was the cause of death of Haridas. More than twenty cuts. The left leg was amputated below the knee. 4 cuts on the right leg. The postmortem report said he may have been attacked with a machete and heavy rain.
Last Updated Feb 24, 2022, 7:03 AM IST
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