BMS activist’s murder: CPI(M) worker sentenced to life imprisonment
An Additional Sessions Court in Kannur, India, has sentenced CPI(M) worker Janmeetavida Biju to life imprisonment for the 2009 murder of BMS activist V.C. Vinayan. Biju, the first accused, was also fined ₹2 lakh, while seven other accused were acquitted.
Why it matters
This verdict concludes a long-standing murder case with political undertones, highlighting the legal consequences for politically motivated violence in the region.
The Additional Sessions Court (III), Kannur, has sentenced CPI(M) worker Janmeetavida Biju, the first accused in the murder of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) activist V.C. Vinayan at Chambad, Panoor, to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh on him. Judge Ruby K. Jose pronounced the verdict.
The court ordered that Biju undergo an additional year of imprisonment if he failed to pay the fine.
According to the prosecution, Vinayan, a BMS activist from Vadakkoliyil, was hacked to death at Ayakkol in Panniyannur on March 12, 2009.
Biju was the first accused in the case. The court acquitted the remaining seven accused.
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