Mahi: Seven people have been remanded in custody in connection with the murder of Haridas, a native of Punnol near New Mahi. There are indications that Lijesh, the BJP councilor who made the controversial speech, will also be taken into custody. A special team of police is investigating.
It has not yet been confirmed whether it was a political assassination or not. Kannur City Police Commissioner RR Elangovan said that all these matters are being looked into.
Meanwhile, information in Haridas’ Inquest report has come out. Haridas has been hacked more than twenty times. The body is in an incalculable state of disrepair. The left leg was amputated below the knee. There is a deep cut in four places below the right knee. The wounds are mostly below the waist. Deep wounds were also recorded in the left arm.