RSS leader hacked to death in Kerala

Palakkad (Kerala), April 16

Kerala’s Palakkad district on Saturday witnessed a second political murder in the last 24 hours after a bike-borne gang hacked to death an RSS leader at his shop in the heart of the town.

SK Srinivasan (45), a former district leader and office-bearer of RSS, was attacked by a six-member gang at his motorbike shop in Melamuri near here, the police said.

The incident occurred less than 24 hours after a Popular Front of India (PFI) leader was killed in a village near here, allegedly by the BJP.

Following the RSS leader’s murder which happened in the afternoon, locals have closed shops in the nearby areas and the police have increased the security.

The CCTV visuals from the nearby shops, which was aired by TV channels, show that the assailants riding three motorbikes reaching the shop and three of them attacking Srinivasan.

A massive manhunt has been launched by the police to nab the culprits who fled the scene after committing the murder of the RSS leader.

ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay Sakhare will reach Palakkad town and camp there to coordinate with the investigation into the two political murders. —