
Youth League worker killed in Kannur
The Hindu
Autopsy report says he died of bomb blast injuries
Eleven accused have been identified in the murder case of a Muslim Youth League activist, District Police Chief (Kannur City) R. Elango has said. Mansoor, 22, a resident of Chokli Pullukkara, was killed in a clash around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the election day. He was attacked by a group of more than a dozen people, who also hurled bombs, the police said. “We are investigating whether there was a conspiracy in the murder. A special team will be formed to investigate the case,” Mr. Elango said. CPI(M) activist Shinos, a neighbour of Mansoor, has been taken into police custody in connection with the clash.
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