Palakkad(Kerala) :The police has taken into custody two of the eight accused involved in the killing of a local CPI(M) leader on the eve of Independence Day, which saw both the Left party and the BJP trying to pin the blame on each other.
A top police officer said two of the accused were taken into custody on Monday night and that they were being questioned presently regarding the killing of CPI(M) local committee member Shajahan on August 14 night. "No arrest has been recorded as of now. We have identified all the accused. Teams are out looking for them," the officer told PTI.
Meanwhile, the victim's family told media that the victim was threatened with dire consequences by the accused who were not happy that he won a seat in the local committee. Thereafter, they did not take part in party activities and thereafter, they threatened to cut him or kill him several times with weapons at different places, a family member said.