Five CPI(M) workers held in Periya murder case
The Hindu
CBI focusses on minutes of branch committee meet to zero in on accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team investigating the Periya twin murder case arrested five Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] workers, including a branch secretary, on Wednesday.
The investigation into the murder of Youth Congress activists Kripesh and Sarath Lal, on February 17, 2019, at Periya, was referred to the CBI following a Kerala High Court order.
The CBI arrested branch secretary Raju, Surendran, Shasta Madhu, Hariprasad and Reji Varghese. All are from Echiladukkum, near Kalliot, where the murder was committed. The arrests were registered six months after the CBI had registered the case.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.