Kasargod: A Youth Congress leader was hacked to death by a group of unidentified men at Mattinnur here on Monday night. The assailants burst bomb at the worker and later attacked him with lethal weapons.

The deceased has been identified as Mattnnur Youth Congress block secretary Shuhaib (30).  Four others, who accompanied Shuhaib, were also injured in the incident.

 

The gang of assailants came in a van and threw a bomb at Shuhaib and his friends while they were having tea at a hotel on the roadside. Naushad (29) and Riyaz (28) have been seriously wounded and admitted to a private hospital in Kannur.

 

It can be recalled that a few days back, SFI and Congress student's wing KSU had quarreled between each other. It is said that, that quarrel is the cause for the murder.

 

Condemning this incident, UDF has called for a protest Konnur district today.

 

The police have provided a  strict bandobast in the area.

 

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Mumbai, Jul 25 (PTI): Police have opposed the bail plea of the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife and injuring him at his home here in January this year, telling a Mumbai court there was "strong evidence" against the accused.

Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory report, police reiterated before the sessions court their earlier claim knife fragments that got lodged near the actor's spine during the attack as well as a part found at the crime spot have matched with the weapon recovered from the accused, Shariful Islam.

These three pieces were part of the same weapon (knife) used to attack the filmstar, the police said in a written response to the accused's plea submitted in the court on Thursday (July 24).

Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra on January 16 during a robbery attempt.

The 54-year-old actor underwent surgery at Lilavati Hospital to remove a piece of knife that got lodged near his spine during the attack. He was discharged from the private hospital after five days.

Shariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested two days later for allegedly stabbing Khan.

The police, in their response, highlighted that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen residing illegally in India.

If granted bail, there was a possibility that he may flee India and not appear before the court during the trial. The crime committed by the accused is of a "very serious nature, and strong evidence" is available against him, they argued.

In his bail plea, filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, the accused asserted he was innocent and had no prior criminal record.

Investigation into the case has practically concluded with only the filing of a chargesheet pending, the accused contended while seeking bail.

The alleged attacker has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections related to house trespass, robbery and dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous injury.