Overview
- The Taliparamba Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced V. K. Nishad and T. C. V. Nandakumar to an aggregate 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment with fines of ₹2.5 lakh each, ruling they will effectively serve 10 years.
- Both were convicted of attempt to murder under IPC section 307 and offences under sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act for attacking a police vehicle with a crude bomb on August 1, 2012.
- Co-accused A. Mithun and K. V. Kripesh were previously acquitted after charges against them were found unsustainable.
- Nishad is a DYFI leader and the LDF nominee for Payyanur’s Vellur-Mottammal ward, having filed his nomination before the sentencing.
- To guard against disqualification risks, CPI(M) worker M. Harindran filed as a backup candidate and has kept his nomination in place.