Kerala:Section144 imposed in Alppuzha after twin political murders

In Kerala, following two killings,prohibitory order of Section 144 under CrPC has been imposed in the entire Alappuzha district for two days on Sunday. According to the district collector A Alexander two state-level leaders of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Bharatyia Janata Party (BJP) were killed amid growing tensions between the two parties in the region. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condemned the murders and assured strict action. "Such narrow minded and inhumane acts is bad for the state. The murder groups and their hatred filled approach should be singled out and kept away from civil society," he said.

According to information, on Saturday late evening, SDPI state secretary KS Shaan was murdered while he was on way home. The police said Mr Shaan was on a two-wheeler, when a gang in a car attacked him. He  succumbed to his injuries at a Kochi hospital around midnight, the police said the party has accused the workers of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, of engineering the attack. Less than 12 hours later, some unidentified men barged into the house of the BJP's Renjith Sreenivasan, who headed the party's OBC unit, and hacked him to death.The police are investigating the matter.

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has blamed the police for recurring political murders. “It seems both are planned killings. Police should give a free hand to investigate such murders.” At least 11 people have been arrested so far in connection with the BJP leader’s death.