IDUKKI: Abhimanyu’s parents on Friday alleged the gruesome murder of the 20-year-old SFI leader at the Maharaja’s College in Ernakulam was a pre-planned one. Speaking to media persons at their home at Vattavada near Munnar in Idukki, Abhimanyu's father Manoharan said police should take necessary steps to probe into the conspiracy behind the murder.
“Abhimanyu came home from Kochi to attend the DYFI village conference at Vattavada. But he was busy attending frequent phone calls from Kochi,” said Abhimayu’s brother Darijith. He said somebody was forcing Abhimanyu to reach the hostel in Kochi at the earliest. He alleged Abhimanyu was called back to be killed.
“Abhimanyu planned to reach hostel by Monday morning. But under someone’s compulsion, he left on Sunday itself in a vehicle carrying vegetables. He reached his hostel by night on that day,” said Darijith. He said there was a conspiracy to stab him to death.
Background checks on SDPI men
Alappuzha: The district police have been verifying details of SDPI activists taken into preventive custody in connection with SFI leader Abhimanyu’s killing at the Ernakulam Maharaja’s College late on Sunday. District police chief S Surendran said as many as 100 activists were taken into custody and 50 of them have been let off after their arrest was recorded.
The special branch is checking the antecedents of arrested persons and looking into whether they were linked with the murder. The Cyber Cell is also going through the mobile phone Call Data Records(CDR) and WhatsApp accounts of the arrested persons to find out whether they are involved in anti-social activities, the DPC said. The special branch is keeping a close watch on SDPI and PFI strongholds here, with Mannancherry, Charummmod and other areas under the scanner, police said.