Expressing their lack of faith in the ongoing Crime Branch investigation into the twin murders at Kasaragod, the parents of the slain Youth Congress leaders have approached the Kerala High Court seeking a CBI probe. Kripesh and Sarath Lal were hacked to death on February 17 at Periye in Kasaragod. Police had arrested a few CPI (M) leaders in connection with the murder. The team succumbed to pressure from the CPI(M) leaders who were suspected to have conspired the twin murder, the parents submitted. The petitioners also submitted that they didn’t had any faith in the present investigation which was “partial, one-sided and defective as all the accused in the case belonged to the CPI(M), and the police machinery controlled by the party.”

Source: The Hindu April 01, 2019 13:29 UTC