Political rivalry also led to murder of Sandeep: police

Police had come under criticism for ruling out the political angle in the killing

Despite holding that the murder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] local leader P.B. Sandeep Kumar was an act of personal vendetta by the key accused, the police have now included political rivalry as one of the reasons behind the killing.

A remand report of the accused, submitted before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Thiruvalla on Friday, stated that the Jishnu Raghu, the key accused, was an active member of the Yuva Morcha and while three among the remaining four workers, including Nandu and his brother Abhijith, were associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).