Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network- Kasargod (RJP)
Kasargod, Jan 19: A BJP activist was brutally murdered by a group late night on Wednesday, January 18 in Dharmadom near Kannur.
Santhosh (52) from Andaloor in Dharmadom is the person deceased.
As per information available, a group of people entered the house by breaking the door at around 11.30 pm on Wednesday night and attacked Santosh with lethal weapons. Santhosh was alone at home at that time.
Police who arrived immediately, with the help of neighbours, rushed seriously injured Santhosh to the Tellicherry cooperative hospital, but Santosh was declared brought dead.
BJP has called for Kannur district bandh today condemning the murder. Only state level school art festival scheduled for today will go on.
Most of the shops did not open today. Not many vehicles are seen on the roads in Kannur district.
It is also said that a country bomb was thrown at RSS office here at unknown time after the murder. Furniture in the office has been damaged.
Police have taken precautionary measures.