10 Kannur CPI-M workers get 25-year jail term for hurling bombs at BJP/RSS supporters

KANNUR: In a significant judgment, the Thaliparamba court in Kerala's Kannur on Saturday sentenced 10 CPI-M workers to 25 years of imprisonment in the Thimiri bomb attack case, underlining the judiciary's firm stance against political violence.

The judgment was delivered by the Additional District and Sessions Judge K.N. Prasanth in connection with the 2011 attack in Thimiri near Alakode, where bombs were hurled at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)/Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers.

The incident dates back to November 27, 2011, when a group of CPI-M activists allegedly targeted political opponents amid simmering tensions in the region.

The prosecution said that the attack was premeditated and part of a broader pattern of retaliatory violence that has periodically gripped Kannur.

All 10 accused, including second accused T.V. Binu, also known as "Udumb Binu", were awarded 25 years of rigorous imprisonment.

However, nine of the convicts have been allowed to serve their sentences concurrently, effectively reducing their prison term to 10 years.