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The Thalassery Additional Sessions Court successful Kerala connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) acquitted each 16 Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] workers accused successful the New Mahe treble execution lawsuit related to the sidesplitting of RSS activistic Vijith (28) and Shinoj (30) successful Pallur.
Two of the accused died during the trial, portion the remaining 14 were recovered not blameworthy arsenic the prosecution failed to beryllium the charges.
The treble murder, which had sent shockwaves crossed Kerala, took spot connected May 28, 2010. Vijith and Shinoj were hacked to decease aft a weaponry was hurled to make panic adjacent Poosarikovil successful New Mahe. The onslaught occurred erstwhile the 2 were returning aft appearing earlier the Mahe tribunal successful transportation with a lawsuit related to the attempted execution of a CPI(M) idiosyncratic successful Pallur.
Among the acquitted are N.K. Sunil Kumar, alias Kodi Suni, K.K. Muhammed Shafi, K. Shinoj, who each are already serving situation presumption successful the T.P. Chandrasekharan execution case. Besides them, T. Sujith, T.K. Sumesh, T.P. Shameel, A.K. Shammas, K.K. Abbas, Rahul, K.V. Vineesh, P.V. Vijith, , Faisal, Sarish and T.P Sajeer were besides acquitted successful the case. Two of the accused – Mohammed Rajees and C.K. Rajikant – died since the incident.
The proceedings that began successful January 21 was completed connected August 19. The prosecution examined 44 witnesses and produced 63 exhibits and 140 documents.
Special nationalist authoritative P. Premarajan appeared for the prosecution pursuing a High Court directive based connected a petition filed by Vijith’s mother, Rajamma. Advocates C. K. Sreedharan and K. Viswan appeared for the defence.
