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Dalit youth executed ‘Taliban-style’
Six months after the mysterious death of a Dalit youth in Kannur district of Kerala, police have confirmed that he was in fact brutally tortured for hours. The death evoked widespread criticism with some terming it ‘‘Taliban-style execution by Islamic fundamentalists’’ and seeking a NIA probe. Eight of the 13 accused have been arrested and charged with ‘‘attempt to commit culpable homicide and abetment of suicide’’. Investigating officer P Sadanandan said, ‘‘The accused are Popular Front of India activists, a Muslim radicals group.’’ But PFI’s Kerala president Naseeruddin Elamaram said he was not aware of the case. He said it had become a practice to associate any Muslim, who was arrested, with the outfit and added it was part of a conspiracy. The body of Vineesh, a casual labourer, was found hanging from the terrace of a lodge in Poythumkadavu in Kannur on April 17 this year. There were 22 brutal injury marks on the body.
Source: The Times of India dt 20-10-10-
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