Bombs, weapons seized

By Our Staff Reporter

KANNUR, OCT. 7. The police seized 10 powerful country bombs and some weapons from the house of a suspected CPI(M) worker at Kaivelikkal under the Panur police station limits here today during a raid.

This was the first seizure of bombs and weapons since the police started extensive raids in the area in the wake of the incidents of violence in connection with the local bodies election.

The police said the bombs seized from the house of one K. Govindan are known as `steel bombs' in the region. His son Suresh, a suspected CPI(M) worker, is accused in two cases of murder - of the BJP worker Kelu at Vilakkottur in 1995 and of Zubair near Panur a few months ago.

The weapons seized from the premises included three swords, two iron rods and one hatchet. The bombs and weapons were found during the search in the house at 3 p.m. by the police team headed by Mr. K.P. Kuberan Namboodiri in connection with the investigation into the murder cases.

Meanwhile, the Dharmadom police arrested 13 BJP workers in connection with the incident of assault on a CPI(M) worker, V.P. Gireeshan (35), at Bavachimukku, near Thalassery, late night on Friday. A BJP worker, Mahesh (24), had also suffered stab injuries in the incidents of clashes in the area. Both have been hospitalised.

The police arrested the BJP workers, V.K. Anoop (24), K.K. Lileesh (23), V.K. Aneesh (23) and V.K. Prajeesh (20) in the case of the attempted murder of Gireeshan.

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