CPI(M) leader hacked to death in Kerala, one held
Kozhikode (PTI): A CPI(M) leader was allegedly hacked to death by his neighbour on the premises of a temple near Koyilandi here, police said on Friday.
P V Sathyanath (60) was attacked by Abhilash (35) using a sharp weapon at around 10.30 pm on Thursday.
As per the preliminary reports, the murder took place due to personal rivalry. A case under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including section 302 has been registered.
Abhilash allegedly hacked Sathyanath inside the temple, where a festival was going on.
Abhilash surrendered himself at the police station.
He was taken into custody, police added.
Meanwhile, the CPI(M) has called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal at Koyilandi in the wake of the murder.
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
