7 BJP-RSS Workers Get Life Term for Kerala CPI(M) Worker’s Murder

P. Pavithran, a CPI-M activist, who worked as a labourer, was attacked on 6 November, 2007, early in the morning.

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Twelve years after the brutal murder of a CPI(M) activist, a court near Kannur sentenced seven BJP/RSS workers for life.

P. Pavithran, a CPI-M activist, who worked as a labourer, was attacked on 6 November, 2007, when he was going out to buy milk early in the morning.

The incident occurred near his house at Ponniam near here and the deceased’s son Vipin was a witness to the crime. While trying to escape from the attackers, a group of men stabbed Pavithran to death.

He died four days after he was admitted to a hospital.

The Thalassery Additional District Sessions Court judge P.N. Vinod on Wednesday, besides handing over a life term for the seven accused, also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh each on all the accused.

The accused include A. Prashanth, A.P. Vineesh, Lyju, Muthu, Anilkumar, Vijilesh and Mahesh.