Syed Salaudheen, the SDPI activist who was murdered in Kannur&
Key Highlights
- Syed Saluhudheen was out on bail recently in connection with the murder of Shyamaprasad, an ABVP activist in January, 2018
- The incident has led to widespread outrage and provocative statements in social media where fundamental groups have threatened to murder Hindu right wing leaders
- Syed is survived by his wife Najeeba and two daughters Aswa and Hadiya
Kannur: The brutal murder of 31-year old SDPI activist Syed Saluhudheen on September 8th in Kannur has reignited the scary and dreadful memories of political and communal violence in the northern district of the state.
Three BJP workers, who have been named accused in facilitating the murder, have been taken into custody. It is not confirmed if the accused were directly involved in the murder. Police believe the accused had received prior information regarding the murder.
SDPI has alleged that it is BJP workers behind the act. Saluhudheen was returning home with his sisters from Koothuparamba to Kannavam. When the car reached Chunda, two of the assailants who came in a two-wheeler hit the car and they fell down. As Saluhudheen stepped out of the car, they attacked him. When he tried to get inside the car, they hacked him and then dragged him to the opposite side of the road and left the spot.
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The two sisters of Saluhudheen was witness to the horrific murder. Saluhudheen was the seventh accused in the murder of Shyamaprasad, an ABVP worker in January 2018.
The incident on Tuesday was followed by a series of protests march in Kannur and neighbouring districts by the SDPI activists who were raising slogans against the RSS-BJP leadership and its cadres who they alleged to be behind the heinous act.
“We are certain that it is the RSS-BJP leadership in Kannur who are behind the incident. The RSS has direct support from certain sections within the police. The police should investigate the role of RSS leaders in the incident”, said SDPI state President Abdul Majeed Faizy.
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