Kannur: The police have initiated steps to obtain compensation from the accused in political violence cases in Kannur. The move is to obtain the damages through civil cases, as in cases of destruction of public property.

The police have come up with the move in the wake of widespread incidents in which houses and home appliances are destroyed as part of 'vendetta politics'.

In the limits of Kannur and Valapattanam police stations, as many as 30 houses were attacked recently causing losses worth crores of rupees. The police have caught the culprits and have enough evidence to prove their crimes. They demand that those who destroyed the properties should give compensation for the same. The victims of violence will be asked to file civil cases seeking damages. The police will offer them help.

The police expect that the new move would help in reducing the number of violent incidents in Kannur.