7 RSS-BJP Activists Get Life Term for CPI(M) Leader's 2008 Murder in Kerala

• Seven RSS-BJP activists sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2008 murder of CPI(M) local leader Latheesh.
• The verdict was delivered by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Thalassery, Kerala.
• Judge Vimal J found Sumith, Prajesh Babu, Nidhin, Sanal, Smijosh, Sajeesh, and Jayesh guilty.
• Four other accused were acquitted, while the eighth accused, K Ajith, died during the trial.
• The murder, driven by political rivalry, occurred on December 31, 2008, at Thalayi near Thalassery.

Why It Matters: Seven RSS-BJP activists received life sentences for a 2008 political murder in Kerala.