NRI Aboobakar Siddiq hacked to death by saffron extremists near Uppala

Manjeshwar, Aug 6: A Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist was stabbed to death at Mangalpady near Uppala of Kasaragod district, last night by a gang of miscreants allegedly belonging to Sangh Parivar.

The deceased has been identified as Aboobakar Siddiq (21), a non-resident Indian, who had recently returned from Qatar on vacation. He was an activist of CPI(M) The victim is son of Azeem, a resident of Sonkalu near Uppala. 

Police said, Aboobakar Siddiq was attacked by a group of bike-born gang near his house at around 11 p.m. Siddiq was stabbed on his stomach and chest, injuring his internal organs.

The prime accused in the case has been identified as one Ashwant, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The cops have registered a case against him and two others.

The incident took place on when the victim was returning home. Siddiq was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. He suffered serious stab wounds and later succumbed to death in the hospital. While speaking to a leading news channel, CPI (M) MLA Samseer alleged that the RSS was behind the attack.

A strong contingent of police was deployed in the region in the wake of the killing, said police.

This is not the first such case of RSS-CPI (M) rivalry being witnessed with the parties accusing each other of the incidents. Not long before, a local CPI (M) leader was stabbed to death in New Mahe in Kunnur in June 2018. Over the years, the RSS-saffron rivalry has taken lives of more than 200 workers belonging to both camps.

Last November, V Anandan, a worker of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) who was out on bail for murdering a CPI (M) worker, was murdered in Nenmini.