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13 RSS workers found guilty of murder of CPI(M) activist

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
A court in Kerala today found 13 RSS activists guilty in the murder of a local CPI(M) worker here on April 1, 2008.

Additional Sessions Court judge T K Unnimol will pronounce the quantum of sentence tomorrow.

The case relates to the murder of Vishnu at Kaithamukku.

According to the prosecution, the accused armed with swords, iron rods and other weapons attacked Vishnu and killed him. There were totally 16 accused in the case.

While one accused died in 2008, another was acquitted by the court today and one is absconding.

Charges against the accused include that of murder, conspiracy and unlawful assembly.

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First Published: Dec 16 2016 | 9:22 PM IST

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