{
  "id": 13095558,
  "title": "CPI(M) worker convicted in BJP worker murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cpi-m-worker-convicted-in-bjp-worker-murder-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-worker-convicted-in-bjp-worker-murder-case/article71563563.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A CPI(M) worker, Janmeentavida Biju, 45, has been convicted in the 2009 murder of a Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) activist, Vinayan, in Panoor. The Third Additional District and Sessions Court in Thalassery found Biju guilty of the attack. Seven other accused were acquitted by the court. Vinayan, 36, was hacked to death at Kurichikkara in Champad around 8 p.m. on March 12, 2009. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to Thalassery hospital by then Panoor Sub-Inspector Dinesh Koroth, who happened to pass by. The case was heard by Judge Ruby K Jose, and terms of Biju's sentence will be announced on October 12, 2026. The seven acquitted accused are T. Shaji, T.K. Rajeesh, P.M. Arun Kumar, T. Ranil, J. Bigesh, Ashkar, and Rajendranath. The prosecution was handled by Additional District Government Pleader K. Rupesh, with C.K. Sreedharan and Vinod Kumar Champalan representing the accused.",
  "summary": "Vinayan was hacked to death at Kurichikkara in Champad on March 12, 2009.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}