Payyannur on the boil again; 2 political rivals hacked to death

July 12, 2016

Payyannur, Jul 12: Two political rivals were hacked to death within hours by miscreants in Payyannur as political vendetta-led violence erupted in parts of Kannur district.

Police said that C V Dhanaraj (36) a CPI (M) worker and C K Ramachandran (46), an auto-rickshaw driver and member of BMS, affiliated to BJP were the two killed on Monday night.

Dhanaraj was killed at his house at about 10 p.m. by bike-borne assailants. He was rushed to Pariyaram Medical College where he breathed his last. He is survived by his wife and two kids.

The CPI(M), which accused the RSS for committing the murder, has called for a hartal in the Payyannur Assembly constituency.

Later, by about midnight, Ramachandran who had been operating his auto-rickshaw in Payyannur town was stabbed at his house. He was taken to a private hospital where he was pronounced dead. He leaves his wife and two children behind.

The BJP said that the attacks on Ramachandran was carried out by the CPI(M) and also accused the party of carrying out attacks on the houses of two other RSS workers here.

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Neither NIA probe nor outrage on this murder since they did in Joseph's hand chop case. Is hand chop is more dangerous than murder?? like cow is more safer than human in India.

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Already, two residents within Mangaluru city limits have reported significant financial losses after falling victim to these fraudulent apps.

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