Kasaragod : Trial will begin 3rd November of murder case pertaining to Ouf Abdul Rahaman - the DYFI activist who was killed at Old Beach Road in Kanhangad’s Kalluravi in December last year. The Kasaragod Additional Sessions Court(II) will conduct the trial.
Although court issued summons to all accused asking to appear in court on the 20th, they failed to show up. The men meanwhile approached High Court seeking to lift bail condition that barred their entry into the district until cross examination of key witnesses were completed – a plea that court rejected.
Ouf was murdered on 23rd December, 2020. On that day, around 10.30 night. Muslim League workers lay in wait by the Old Beach road at Mundathode. Then, as Ouf came riding his bike on his way home, they ambushed and stabbed him repeatedly. The assailants were identified as Youth League Kanhangad Municipal Secretary Irshad(29), Youth League workers Thalyilathu Hasan(30) and Mundathode Hashir(27).
Overseen by Kannur Crime Branch SP Moideenkutty, a special team drawn from Kannur and Kasaragod, led by Crime Branch DySP OK Damodaran conducted the investigations.
The investigation team collected testimonies from 101 witnesses. Chargesheet submitted to Horsdurg 1st Class Magistrate Court is attached with 42 evidences, including treatment receipts, postmortem report, forensic report, phone call records and results of tests conducted in Kannur regional laboratory.
The court subsequently transferred the documents to District Additional Sessions Court that will hold the trial.
