Five CPM workers in Kerala were sentenced to life term by a local court in Kannur district on Friday in connection with the murder of BJP worker K V Surendran in 2008.
M Akhilesh (35), K Vineesh (30), M Bijeesh (32), M Kalesh (30) and P K Shijesh (31), all natives of Thiruvangad in Thalassery, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Thalassery additional session's court. A fine of Rs 1 lakh each was also imposed on the convicts.
Surendran (62) was hacked to death in front of his wife on March 7, 2008, to settle political scores.
(Published 26 July 2019, 14:39 IST)
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