Malappuram(Kerala): A councillor of Manjeri municipality, who was hacked on Tuesday at 10 pm night by a bike-borne gang at Payyanad, died on Wednesday evening. The deceased Leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and councillor of the Manjeri Municipality T Abdul Jaleel (52) received serious injuries in an alleged attack and succumbed to his wounds at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna at 6 pm on Wednesday.
According to Manjeri police, Jaleel was travelling in an Innova car along with three friends when the bike-borne gang attacked him. A dispute over a car parking issue at a hotel late in the evening might have led to the incident, police said. The men on a bike allegedly followed the car of the councillor, blocked it in Payyanad town, and attacked the councillor and three others in the car.
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As of now, the attackers have not been identified. Manjeri police have registered a case in this regard and an investigation is underway. Police have arrested the main accused Abdul Majeed who hacked Abdul Jaleel to death. The police are conducting a search to find another accused named Shuhaib. Following the death of the councillor, a hartal was called in the Manjeri Municipality on Wednesday.
