Overview
- On November 25, the Taliparamba Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced V. K. Nishad and T. C. V. Nandakumar, ruling their concurrent terms translate to 10 years in custody.
- The court imposed fines of ₹2.5 lakh each and convicted them under IPC section 307 and sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, with an additional year possible if fines are not paid.
- Nishad is a DYFI leader and the LDF’s candidate for a Payyanur municipal ward, and the CPI(M) has kept party worker M. Harindran on the ballot as a contingency.
- The case stems from an August 1, 2012 attack in Payyanur when crude bombs were thrown at a police vehicle during protests after the arrest of CPI(M) leader P. Jayarajan; the bombs did not explode and no injuries were reported.
- Two co-accused, A. Mithun and K. V. Kripesh, were acquitted by the court.