Kozhikode: Special Judge R Narayana Pisharadi awarded life imprisonment to 11 of the 12 accused, who were found guilty in the sensational T P Chandrasekharan murder case. M.K. Pradeepan aka Lambu was awarded 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment for hiding the weapons used for killing TP after committing the crime.The 7 who were awarded life term belonged to the killer gang. They were also slapped a fine of Rs 52,000 by the court.
The rest 4 were given life term, including CPM leader P K Kunhanandan, for taking part in the conspiracy to murder TP Chandrashekaran.
M.C. Anoop (1st accused), Manoj Kumar aka Kirmani Manoj (2nd accused), N.K. Sunil Kumar aka Kodi Suni (3rd accused), T.K. Rajeesh (4th accused), K.K. Mohammed Shafi (5th accused), Annan Shijith (6th accused), K. Shinoj (7th accused), K.C. Ramachandran (8th accused), member of the Kunnummakkara local committee Manojan aka Trouser Manojan (11th accused), former branch secretary of Kadanganpoyil of the CPI(M) P.K. Kunhanandan (13th accused), member of the Panur area committee of the CPI(M) P.V. Rafeeque (18th accused) were awarded life term by the special court.
Kodi Sunni and Kirmani Manoj, who were part of the killer gang, were also awarded punishment for safeguarding the weapons that was used for the crime. Apart from life term, Kodi Sunni was awarded 10 years RI and Kirmani Manoj 5 years RI.
Special Judge R Narayana Pisharadi heard both the defence and prosecution and also the pleas of the convicts. Defence counsel pleaded for lesser punishment.
The court had acquitted 24 of the 36 accused including P Mohanan, CPI(M) district secretariat member and husband of party MLA K K Lathika.
While the seven who carried out the murder were hired killers, five others found guilty included three local functionaries of the CPI-M.
Chandrasekharan, once a CPI (M) functionary from the party bastion of Onchiyam near Vatakara in Kozhikode district, was hacked to death on May 4, 2012.
He left the party a few years ago over differences with the leadership and floated a parallel outfit called Revolutionary Marxist Party. He was 51 at the time of murder and suffered 51 hack injuries on the body.PTI
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