Two murders rock Alappuzha
The Hindu
BJP and SDPI leaders hacked to death in separate incidents
Panic gripped Alappuzha as two violent deaths rocked the district in less than 12 hours. Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State secretary K.S. Shan (38) and BJP leader Ranjith Srinivasan (40) were hacked to death by assailants in separate incidents.
While Shan was killed by a gang at Mannancherry on the night of December 18, Srinivasan, OBC Morcha State secretary, was attacked in his home at Vellakinar on the morning of December 19.
According to the police, the attack on Shan happened around 7.30 p.m. Shan was travelling on his motorcycle when a car rear-ended the two-wheeler. A group of persons came out of the car and attacked him, the police said.
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