RSS-BJP workers get life-term for CPM worker's murder in KeralaCPM worker C Ashraf was murdered on May 19, 2011 owing to political rivalry.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Four BJP-RSS workers were sentenced to life by a court at Thalassery in Kannur for the murder of a CPM worker.
CPM worker C Ashraf was murdered on May 19, 2011 owing to political rivalry.
Those convicted are M Pranu Babu, 34, V Shijil, 35, R V Nidheesh, 36, and K Ujesh, 34. The accused were also imposed with a fine of Rs. 80,000 each, which had to be given to the family of the deceased.
Eight persons were charge by the police of which two were acquitted and two already died.
The prosecution case was that the accused attacked Ashraf with the intention of murdering on May 19, 2011 owing to political rivalry . Ashraf succumbed to the injuries on May 21.