Kerala witnessed violent attacks after Lok Sabha results

By Team MyNation  |  First Published May 25, 2019, 10:55 AM IST

A youth was stabbed to death in Thrissur, Kerala, following a dispute over Lok Sabha election results in the state on May 24. The victim is identified as Renjith.
 


Kannur: Many attacks were reported from different parts of Kerala after the Lok Sabha results were out. Bombs were hurled at two houses - one in Onchiyam, Kozhikode and another at Randam Mile in Vadakara, Kozhikode.

A youth was stabbed to death in Thrissur, Kerala following a dispute over Lok Sabha election results in the state on May 24. The victim, identified as Renjith, is a native of Thrissur.

An RSS activist Sulesh of Aryannur, Kozhikode, was hacked on Thursday night. He sustained severe injuries on hands, legs and spine. 

BJP activists alleged that the CPI(M) was behind the attack. Regarding this, the police have registered a case against six CPI(M) workers in the state. 

Bombs were hurled at houses of RMPI Onchiyam area committee member VP Prakashan and CPM Thattolikkara Ear branch member MP Sanoop. 

All the 20 Parliamentary constituencies in Kerala went to polls in the third round of the seven-phased Lok Sabha election on April 23. On counting day, political drama unfolded in several constituencies as UDF stood ahead in the race.

The UDF won in 19 out of 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala. AM Arif of the LDF won in Alappuzha. The exit polls had foretold that the UDF would bag more than half the seats in the state.

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