One more CPM functionary held in T.P murder case

Friday, May 25, 2012: One more CPM functionary has been arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the gruesome murder of RMP leader T.P Chandrasekharan near Onchiyam on May 4.
The police identified the accused as CPM Thalassery area committee member- V.P Ramakrishnan. The probe team arrested Ramakrishnan from his residence today morning. The arrest was made following the interrogation of the two CPM leaders arrested yesterday, which confirmed Ramakrishnan’s role in the conspiracy to commit the murder.
Chandrasekharan, 50, a former CPI(M) leader in the party stronghold Onjiyam in Kozhikode district, was murdered at Vallikkad near Vatakara on May 4.
The assailants who came by a car attacked him while he was riding a motorcycle alone. Country-made bombs were hurled at him before he was hacked to death with sharp weapons.
Chandrasekharan was expelled a few years ago after falling out with the leadership. He later joined RMP floated by CPI-M activists who either quit the party over ideological issues or were expelled for anti-party activities.