Incident that led to murder of Shukoor: League activists acquitted in case of attacking CPM leaders

KANNUR: Twelve Muslim League activists were acquitted in the case of attacking CPM leaders. Those acquitted were accused in the incident that led to the murder of Ariyil Shukoor. The verdict is in the case of attacking many including P Jayarajan and T V Rajesh on February 20 in 2012.

The case is that the accused tried to murder the CPM leaders after stopping their vehicle at Ariyil in Thaliparambu.

It was alleged that the case was a provocation to the murder of Muslim League activist Ariyil Shukoor.

The defendant argued that no such violence had taken place and the documents presented in the case were not genuine. They argued that the weapons found were forged.