By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: The recent murder of a Muslim youth activist of SDPI from Karasagod town, subsequent police apathy in investigation and finally arrest of two alleged RSS activists for the murder has highlighted the bias in police handling of criminal incident cases related to the Muslims in Kerala, community leaders have alleged.
Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activist Zainul Abid, 24, a resident of Kunnil of Thaalangara in Kasaragod town, was hacked to death allegedly by RSS activists at his family shop on December 22.
SDPI Activist Zainul Abid murdered in Kasargod (Photo Courtesy – CoastalDigest)
Seeking stringent action, Abid’s relatives had submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy during his visit to Kasaragod on Monday.
Police had on Friday, December 26, arrested an electrician Thejas, 19, from Beerantabail; Abhishek, 20, from Parekatte and Akshay Rai, 24, from Kudlupachakkad. The police had also seized the scooter belonging to Thejas and two mobile phones from them.
“Old enmity” was what police described as the cause of crime. More than 10 people are involved in the crime, police said adding, a search is on for the remaining suspects. Police claimed, Thejas and Abhishek, on a scooter, had reportedly asked about and identified a shop at Chakkara Bazar – where Abid was killed – on the day of the crime in the morning, before informing the alleged killers. The group, police said, entered the shop at about 9.30 pm and hacked Abid to death.
Police said Abid had been earlier arrested in connection with an attempt to murder case a year ago. “There was a conspiracy to kill Abid in this connection for some time. Seven people were directly involved in the incident and three others had facilitated it,’ police added.
Not a singular incident
Although, the police made arrests in the Abid murder case and claim to be leading further into investigation, the SDPI activist’s murder has once again highlighted the bias by police and district administration towards Muslim community and its outfits in Kasaragod district, community leaders have claimed.
Alleging involvement of the Sangh Parivar in the brutal murder, SDPI national president A Saeed, said in a statement: “The murder is the latest evidence of the Sangh terror developing in the state after BJP national president Amit Shah’s visit to the state.”
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