Several Suspects In Custody Over Kerala Political Killings, Says Police
NDTV
Kerala Political Murders: While SDPI's KS Shaan was killed by a gang on Saturday night while on his way back home, the BJP functionary Ranjith Sreenivas was hacked to death in front of his family by some assailants in his house on Sunday morning.
Claiming "good development" in the investigation of the recent killings of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI)'s KS Shaan and BJP functionary Ranjith Sreenivas, the police on Tuesday said several suspects have been taken into custody and the interrogation into identifying whether they were directly involved in the crime is progressing fast.
While SDPI state secretary Shaan was killed by a gang on Saturday night while he was on his way back home, the BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, Sreenivas was hacked to death in front of his family by some assailants in his house on Sunday morning.
ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay Sakhare, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the two separate cases, said all aspects including the conspiracy angle would be investigated after the culprits are identified.
Social media surveillance has been intensified in connection with the murders, the officer said, and warned of stringent action against those putting up provocative and illegal posts.
