<p>A 93 year old former naxalite leader in Kerala and human rights activist has preferred to be in jail rather than availing bail as a mark of protest.</p>.<p>Ayinoor Vasu, popularly known as GROW Vasu, was arrested by the Kozhikode city police on Saturday on the basis of a long pending warrant in connection with a protest against the encounter killing of two naxalites in Nilambur in Malappuram district in 2016. The charges against him included obstructing police duty and unlawful assembly. </p>.<p>Vasu was produced before a local court in Kozhikode on Saturday and the court granted bail. But Vasu was not willing to avail the bail or pay a fine maintaining that he had only staged his protest against the encounter killing. Even as many lawyers and social activist also tried to pursue him, Vasu stuck to his stand.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/surrendered-naxalites-narrate-woes-1240306.html">Surrendered naxalites narrate woes</a></strong></p>.<p>The court later remanded him to judicial custody till August 14. He was shifted to Kozhikode sub-jail by Saturday evening.</p>.<p>CPI(Maoist) leader Kuppusamy alias Kuppu Devaraj and Ajita alias Kaveri were killed in an encounter in the forest areas of Nilambur in Malappuram on 2016 November 24. Vasu participated in a protest by a group of rights activists when the bodies of the two were brought to the mortuary of Kozhikode medical college. </p>.<p>Vasu was actively involved in naxalite movements in the 1960s and had undergone imprisonment. After his association with Gwalior Rayons Organisation of Workers, Vasu was known as GROW Vasu.</p>
<p>A 93 year old former naxalite leader in Kerala and human rights activist has preferred to be in jail rather than availing bail as a mark of protest.</p>.<p>Ayinoor Vasu, popularly known as GROW Vasu, was arrested by the Kozhikode city police on Saturday on the basis of a long pending warrant in connection with a protest against the encounter killing of two naxalites in Nilambur in Malappuram district in 2016. The charges against him included obstructing police duty and unlawful assembly. </p>.<p>Vasu was produced before a local court in Kozhikode on Saturday and the court granted bail. But Vasu was not willing to avail the bail or pay a fine maintaining that he had only staged his protest against the encounter killing. Even as many lawyers and social activist also tried to pursue him, Vasu stuck to his stand.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/surrendered-naxalites-narrate-woes-1240306.html">Surrendered naxalites narrate woes</a></strong></p>.<p>The court later remanded him to judicial custody till August 14. He was shifted to Kozhikode sub-jail by Saturday evening.</p>.<p>CPI(Maoist) leader Kuppusamy alias Kuppu Devaraj and Ajita alias Kaveri were killed in an encounter in the forest areas of Nilambur in Malappuram on 2016 November 24. Vasu participated in a protest by a group of rights activists when the bodies of the two were brought to the mortuary of Kozhikode medical college. </p>.<p>Vasu was actively involved in naxalite movements in the 1960s and had undergone imprisonment. After his association with Gwalior Rayons Organisation of Workers, Vasu was known as GROW Vasu.</p>
