Kasaragod, Aug 28: An activist of Communist Party of India (Marxist) was killed on Friday and his brother seriously injured when they were attacked allegedly by a group of RSS-BJP workers at Kayakunnu in Kasaragod district.
It is said that Narayana was sitting leisurely near Chamundibetta when bike-borne miscreants lodged an attack. When his brother Arvind(35) rushed to Narayan's rescue, Arvind was also stabbed.
Grievously injured Arvind is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Mangaluru. The body of Narayan was taken to the mortuary at Periyaram hospital.
Police forces have been deployed in the area as tension prevailed after the incident. BJP-RSS leadership here denied allegations that their workers were involved in the attack. CPI-M has called for a hartal in the district tomorrow in protest against the killing.
Meanwhile, as a repercussion to the incident several houses of the RSS and the BJP members were attacked by the CPM activists. A BJP worker named Pushpan has suffered severe injuries after he was attacked by angry CPM members.
Comments
Add new comment