CPM worker stabbed to death in Kerala, RSS denies involvement

Police said four motorcycle-borne people waylaid and stabbed Abubaker Siddique while he was returning to his home in Uppala.

A CPI(M) worker was stabbed to death in north Kerala’s Kasaragod district on Sunday night, triggering tension in the area.

CPI(M) worker Abubaker Siddique succumbed to knife wounds soon after being admitted to a Mangaluru hospital. (Pic for representational purposes only)

Police said four motorcycle-borne people waylaid and stabbed Abubaker Siddique while he was returning to his home in Uppala. He succumbed to his injuries soon after being rushed to a hospital in nearby Mangaluru.

Although the CPI(M) district leadership has blamed the RSS for the attack, the latter denied responsibility. The ruling party has called for a shutdown in Mancheswaram taluk on Monday to protest the murder.

Police said they have identified four suspects, and a hunt has been launched to arrest them. “The RSS is trying to vitiate peace in the area. Its cadres are provoking our party workers,” said CPI(M) district secretary M V Balakrishnan.

District police superintendent Dr A Sreenivas said a strict vigil is being kept over the area.

The enmity between the two cadre-based parties in north Kerala dates back to over three decades, and at least 300 people from both camps have been killed in retaliatory attacks.