The record
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- A special investigation team arrested CPI(M) district secretariat member M. Gireesh in Kozhikode on Wednesday in connection with violence during the Chevayur bank election in November 2024.
- CPI(M) branch member C.P.
- Jaleel was also arrested in the same case.
- The case relates to a clash on November 16, 2024, in which a man from Mukkom and Congress worker Sirajudheen sustained serious injuries.
- The accused have been booked under non-bailable provisions, including attempt to murder and assault involving weapons.
- The CPI(M) district secretary called the arrest politically motivated, while the Congress welcomed it, and the SIT led by Crime Branch SP K. Vikraman is continuing the investigation.
What to watch next
- Legal steps the CPI(M) takes against the arrest, as the party said it would fight the case.
- Whether the SIT arrests further accused in the clash case.
- Political response from Congress and CPI(M) leaders in Kozhikode as the investigation proceeds.
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M. Mehboob
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“the claim that Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan was attacked during the bank election was not true.”
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…leader. Meanwhile, CPI(M) district secretary M. Mehboob claimed that the above-mentioned case had been put on hold earlier after an investigation revealed that some of the allegations were factually incorrect. He said the claim that Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan was attacked during the bank election was not true. Mr. Mehboob alleged that the hurried arrest of Mr. Gireesh under non-bailable provisions was politically motivated and said that the party would fight it legally. However, Kozhikode District Congress Committee…
“the hurried arrest of Mr. Gireesh under non-bailable provisions was politically motivated”
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…after an investigation revealed that some of the allegations were factually incorrect. He said the claim that Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan was attacked during the bank election was not true. Mr. Mehboob alleged that the hurried arrest of Mr. Gireesh under non-bailable provisions was politically motivated and said that the party would fight it legally. However, Kozhikode District Congress Committee president and Koyilandy MLA K. Praveenkumar welcomed the arrest. Published - September 16, 2026 09:44 pm IST…
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Named India · Communist Party of India (Marxist) · C.P. Jaleel · M. Gireesh · Sirajudheen · Home Department of Kerala · Indian National Congress · Kozhikode · K. Praveenkumar · K. Vikraman · M.K. Raghavan · M. Mehboob
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