KASARGOD: The crime branch filed a charge sheet in the case of hacking to death Sharath Lal and Kripesh, youth congress activists at Kalyot in Periya. A team led by crime branch DySP filed the charge sheet citing personal enmity as the reason for the murder.

The charge sheet has mentioned that it is a murder involving politicians. The charge sheet was filed after 90 days of the murder.

There are a total of 14 accused involving CPM area secretary in the case. CPM Uduma area secretary K M Manikandan, Periya local committee secretary Balakrishnan and Subeesh, who fled abroad, were nabbed days ago. CPM local leaders were granted bail. The crime branch team arrested Subeesh from Mangalore airport.