Thiruvananthapuram : Three Youth Congress workers have been booked in the attempted assassination of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan aboard Indigo flight on Monday. The assailants are : Fardeen Majeed, Navin Kumar and Suneeth Narayanan who also face charges over deterring airline officials from discharging duty.
The Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) will conduct special probe on the conflict aboard plane. The case was registered based on complaint lodged by CM’s gunman, Anil Kumar.
Fardeen Majeed(28) is Congress Mandalam President in Mattanur and RK Navin Kumar(34) is Youth Congress Kannur District Secretary. The three men are charged with assassination attempt, disruptive behaviour, criminal conspiracy, jeopardising airline security etc - conviction of which could attract imprisonment, fine, or both and also a no-fly ban in addition to other legal actions.